Ban Professional Cyclists from the Olympics

"Swifter, higher, stronger." The Olympic credo makes it clear that none other than the most elite athletes deserve to compete in this sacred competition. However, in the case of cycling, the most elite athletes should not be allowed to enter professional cyclists should be banned from the Olympics. The problems are threefold: Professional cyclists, by virtue of the ultra competitive nature of their profession, are too likely to taint the Olympics with drugs and other methods of cheating; The differences in structure and organization between professional and Olympic cycling are diverging more and more; and the tradition of cycling in the Olympics makes it clear that such a change would be no loss to either the sport or its spectators.





Stand up for the integrity of our sport and of the Olympic Games, and sign this petition moving that professional riders be banned from the Olympics.