elbandido77

The voice over was a bit "self help", but great to see a high quality video focussing on the adventure aspect of MTBing. XC riding can make for exciting videos when the ride and the rider are interesting enough

MTB should learn from the mess that road cycling frequently gets into. Alberto C*ntador being a case in point. He rode the 2011 TDF while being investigated for doping the previous year. Everyone knew there was a good chance that he was guilty yet he was in the hunt for the yellow jersey for a large part of the race. Finished 4th (IIRC) then was immediately served a 2 year ban, but because it was backdated he was back straight after the 2012 tour. Long bans, not backdated, zero tolerance on excuses, bans while the case is being heard. Doping is a problem in all sports. If competition is important then people will bend the rules, so it's no use sweeping it under the carpet and saying "why do we have to care about this roadie nonsense in mtb" Sponsors play a part too. Has this guy been dropped by his sponsors?