Cycling takes the first step

After the cuts known to everyone from the COE due to the economic situation of the country, there are many options that are considered from the National Federations to adjust these budgets in the search for the same results. Today we echo this news published in AS "Cycling takes the first step".

"The decision of the Spanish Cycling Federation not to send any team to the Cyclo-cross World Cups seems to me an exercise in prudence and humility, a great example to follow.

It is a distant and expensive displacement. Until Louisville, almost in the center of the United States. Medal possibilities are non-existent; those of being dignified, remote. The best places last year were the 20º and the 35º. Well for that, better not go. Of course, whoever wants to participate in the World Cups, the Spanish Federation will not object, but he will have to pay for it. In these times of cuts, the message is clear: public money is not to go to participate, but to go to win. You can apply other sports.

Athletics is one of them, its president used to take the competitions to the prompter. In the last cross Europeans there were athletes classified in the 52º and 60º positions, although it is worse in the Winter Olympics, because in Vancouver we had people in the 86º and 87º positions.

The waste is over, and will help some sports to regain dignity in their competitions. Cycling has done it, and his was not an extreme case, because to be the 20º in a World Cup is not to be ashamed. We will see if the example goes back and the wisdom returns, that the public money is for our athletes to make us feel proud of them, not to make minimal and to be so happy about it. "

Source: Journal AS

Original article: http://www.as.com/opinion/articulo/ciclismo-da-primer-paso/20130106dasdaiopi_11/Tes