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Bock Interviewed In VeloNews
KGR Partner Bill Bock spoke on a panel discussion at the University of Texas recently, titled “The Real Price of Winning at All Costs: A Discussion about Elite Cycling.” The panel was covered by bike magazine VeloNews. Part of a panel that included three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, Kathy Lemond, Wall Street Journal reporter Reed Albergotti, and Betsy Andreu, wife of professional cyclist Frankie Andreu. Bock spoke about the minimal changes made by the professional cycling world since USADA’s major doping report seven months ago. Read the complete report at VeloNews.
Bill Bock (on left) at University of Texas, Photo Courtesy Rick Kent | Enduro Photo & Velo News
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