Proud to be an Olympian

By August 16, 2007Punch Forum

Jazy Garcia
16 Aug 2007

 

 

Dear Mr. Eduardo Pontaoe,

I read your comment August 15 2007. Mr. Carmihael Besitan’s comment was just a happy comment to what he read from an article about his former classmate and friend during High School days.

I don’t need to take a truck load of steroids to race in Le tour de France. Just an FYI, I raced against those big guys at the 1992 Olympic Road Race in Barcelona, Spain and 2000 Olympic road race in Sydney, Australia.

I raced with top Le tour de France riders Lance Armstrong, Jan Ulrich and Alexandre Vinokorouv. And I have not been scrutinized by organizers. Racing in the Olympics and having been a two- time Olympian was a bigger honor for me than racing in Tour de France. Racing in Olympic Games is a WORDLWIDE event, but the Tour de France is a commercial race.

To race in Olympic Games, you’re considered one of the BEST in the world. Being a Filipino and having represented my country GUAM,  was a big achievement for me.

Mabuhay tayong lahay mga noypi!

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