Professional cyclist fired for breaking contract through anti-doping statements
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Monday, February 21, 2005Stolen 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.
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 areSources[edit]
- Neal Rogers. Ofoto fires DeCanio over web sites <broken link> — VeloNews, January 24, 2005
- Joe Lindsey. Down With the Ship <broken link> — Bicycling.com, February 3, 2005
- History of doping on Sierra Nevada <broken link> — Stolen Underground,
- Matt Decanio. How To Deal With The Problem of Doping <broken link> — Racelistings.com, June 12, 2004