Professional cyclist fired for breaking contract through anti-doping statements
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Monday, February 21, 2005 Professional cyclist Matt Decanio was fired in January from the Ofoto/Sierra Nevada cycling team for breaking what the team spokesman Josh Kadis called "ground rules" about what materials Decanio would be permitted to post on his anti-doping website, according to a report by VeloNews. The websites at issue are Stolen Underground and Mattdecanio.com. Decanio's anti-doping stance started with his admission to the use of EPO in the summer of 2003 in preparation for the Housatonic Valley Classic in Connecticut, USA.
[edit] Sources
- Neal Rogers. "Ofoto fires DeCanio over web sites" — VeloNews, January 24, 2005
- Joe Lindsey. "Down With the Ship" — Bicycling.com, February 3, 2005
- "History of doping on Sierra Nevada" — Stolen Underground,
- Matt Decanio. "How To Deal With The Problem of Doping" — Racelistings.com, June 12, 2004

