I believe Lance can enter any non-sanctioned competition per the ban rules. Since nearly every athletic organization in the US (and the world) rolls up to follow some international organization, I was rather surprised that USMS had allowed things to get this far.
Lance had tried to enter the Chicago marathon last fall, but his entry was denied.
Oddly, I'm riding in a cycling tour tomorrow, el Tour de Mesa, and it is a non-sanctioned event. If Lance really wanted to, he could try to enter and ride in that. However, nearly every event has some sort of clause that, "entries are not guaranteed, etc."
If Lance had been allowed to swim, and the whole meet (or at least those events/heats he swam in) were disqualified, I can only imagine all of the complaints we'd have on the forum. Of course they could run a non-sanctioned meet and let Lance do that.
I believe Lance can enter any non-sanctioned competition per the ban rules. Since nearly every athletic organization in the US (and the world) rolls up to follow some international organization, I was rather surprised that USMS had allowed things to get this far.
Lance had tried to enter the Chicago marathon last fall, but his entry was denied.
Oddly, I'm riding in a cycling tour tomorrow, el Tour de Mesa, and it is a non-sanctioned event. If Lance really wanted to, he could try to enter and ride in that. However, nearly every event has some sort of clause that, "entries are not guaranteed, etc."
If Lance had been allowed to swim, and the whole meet (or at least those events/heats he swam in) were disqualified, I can only imagine all of the complaints we'd have on the forum. Of course they could run a non-sanctioned meet and let Lance do that.
