Richie Sachs Gives His Take on the Development Foundation
And how did I spend my weekend? Well I knew all along that prior commitments would keep
me away from the Kentucky road trip, and that commitment included spending some time with
a pal-slash-client who was hosting a weekend for members of the Champions Club of the
USAC Development Foundation. I knew some things about how this group came
to be and what it does. There are times when the picture painted in the press is slanted, and it
makes it seems like a chapter from the history of Yale's Skull and Bones club. I have tried to
stay detached from all the stories, mainly because I know parties involved and several are my
friends and some own bicycles that I have made. So in the two short days I spent with these
people, I became convinced that they all have their hearts, as well as their collective wallets, in
the right place. These cats are truly interested in development, and as most are success stories
from the business world, it's clear that part of the mission statement is to keep affairs at the
Springs fiscally strong and sound. The group has a very long term commitment to the sport,
and I am confident that their involvement will continue to pay dividends as more and more
youngsters from the States make their way to Europe to make cycling their profession. I'll add
that one such young man was present for the weekend, and I was very impressed with his
palmares, his confidence, and his engaging personality. His name is John Devine, and he
spent part of this year racing for Discovery, and will follow his team mate, George Hincapie,
over to T-Mobile for the 2008 season. Because I came away liking all these cats so much and
got a great feeling from John, I'll paste these links so that you can remember his name when it
appears routinely in the race results we'll see next season. Here:
http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2691
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=4764
I am impressed and think I'll make a donation this week.
Thanks for reading. Click here for more Richard Sachs
e-RICHIE©™®
*according to my opinion
me away from the Kentucky road trip, and that commitment included spending some time with
a pal-slash-client who was hosting a weekend for members of the Champions Club of the
USAC Development Foundation. I knew some things about how this group came
to be and what it does. There are times when the picture painted in the press is slanted, and it
makes it seems like a chapter from the history of Yale's Skull and Bones club. I have tried to
stay detached from all the stories, mainly because I know parties involved and several are my
friends and some own bicycles that I have made. So in the two short days I spent with these
people, I became convinced that they all have their hearts, as well as their collective wallets, in
the right place. These cats are truly interested in development, and as most are success stories
from the business world, it's clear that part of the mission statement is to keep affairs at the
Springs fiscally strong and sound. The group has a very long term commitment to the sport,
and I am confident that their involvement will continue to pay dividends as more and more
youngsters from the States make their way to Europe to make cycling their profession. I'll add
that one such young man was present for the weekend, and I was very impressed with his
palmares, his confidence, and his engaging personality. His name is John Devine, and he
spent part of this year racing for Discovery, and will follow his team mate, George Hincapie,
over to T-Mobile for the 2008 season. Because I came away liking all these cats so much and
got a great feeling from John, I'll paste these links so that you can remember his name when it
appears routinely in the race results we'll see next season. Here:
http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2691
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=4764
I am impressed and think I'll make a donation this week.
Thanks for reading. Click here for more Richard Sachs
e-RICHIE©™®
*according to my opinion
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