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Date Posted: 06:23:47 09/08/04 Wed
Author: Keiran
Subject: Re: i don't think Buick off Victory Brewing, but am checking with the team
In reply to: marianne 's message, "i don't think Buick off Victory Brewing, but am checking with the team" on 13:21:30 09/07/04 Tue

She was kicked off the team because she was unhappy at the treatment lesser riders were getting. She is a better rider but some girls on the team who were weaker were getting to races she should have been going.

And that resulted in a big fight with the manager, I guess. Playing favorites is not a new thing in cycling so I guess she just got the shaft. At Green MTN she wore KIWI stuff and rode a seortta if thats proof enough for ya!~



>>Why is she off the best pro womens team in USA? Why
>>did she leave?
>are you asking because she is riding at Green Mountain
>as "unattached" (or "New Zealand National Team" or
>"Victory Brewing" depending on who wrote the report)
>in the Green Mountain race reports? I agree it is
>confusing but my assumption is that she is riding in a
>race for her National team (New Zealand) - or she is
>riding "unattached" because Victory Brewing wasn't
>going to do the race, but I believe she is still a
>member of the Victory Brewing team.
>I have a call into the team director to get the
>skinny, will relay the facts when I hear back.

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