Originally Posted by
Riv-Lantis
I really hate to say this, but at this point if you're a kid coming up through the ranks you have to know the score when you're looking to make the jump up to a World Tour team. There's no way you can be that naive after spending enough time in racing.
Yes, a guy in my bike club was offered a position with a pro team. They laid out what his drug regimen would be. He said "No thanks" and never looked back. He never mentioned which team. He is recently retired from a real job.