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   Kelly Reed emailed to let me know that Matty has made a different decision regarding this issue. His comments are below:

   "From matt:

   I MADE A MISTAKE. this is no back pedal or coverup.

   i realize that every word i say- whether twitter, facebook, or at training-

   is being watched and analzyed. But it not just the incorrect or misleading

   words i used. it is also that my actions i realize support something I am so

   against, doping.

   tyler was giving me some advice after we ran into each other. he offered

   some advice and said if i wanted him to motor pace me. i did motor pace with

   him the last few weeks and it was really good. I am human and i made a big

   mistake. so you can say i am back tracking or i am covering something up.i

   realize that my actions, though the intention was to genuniely seek some

   knowledge, and ride my bike, portrayed much more than that and I am sorry.

   i twittered what i did with words that were wrong or misleading as he was

   "coaching" the motorpacing workout and i liked it.

   then when i used the wrong words of coach (as in coaching the workout) and

   said he was coaching me and i liked the workouts as he knows cycling and was

   looking forward to working with him as i transition to longer races/the next

   phase of my career…i meant i looked forward to doing more motor pacing

   workouts.

   the first couple of posts i made i was a bit defensive, as tyler is a

   friend. i believe what i believe. but what i didnt think about was the

   FACTS.

   no matter what i think or feel, he is serving an 8 year ban for drugs. for

   cheating. again that is the reality. no matter what i think about it.

   i dont approve of cheating. i didnt think that he was motorpacing workouts

   and me being there was that big of a deal. after all, he was a friend and is

   really good at motorpacing. I now see that it is not the action, but what

   the action portrays. By doing cycling stuff and talking about workouts with

   Tyler, I was indirectly saying I dont respect my position in the sport and i

   dont respect the reality that he is banned for something I am so against and

   is wrong in sport.

   I came to realize i made a mistake. by saying what i said in my posts it

   looked like i didnt respect our sports system and the facts of reality that

   he is banned for drugs. no PR person had to point that out to me. i am a

   smart man and hour by hour I started to see what I was expressing and by my

   actions, approving of. I respect this sport too much to do that.

   I watched a sprint race today and saw our sport for exactly what it is. a

   healthy, active fun sport. I never want to jepordize that. I made my

   statement this morning to state that i am not working with or seeking advice

   from tyler anymore. I realize what that can mean and i am not willing to do

   that. No matter what I think of him as a friend. My business of triathlon

   and my status as a professional athlete has to remain separate from any

   friendship.

   I hope this makes sense. i am trying to put into words what I feel and want

   to say. I guess I have to thank the forum and many close friends for making

   me see that I can not just do something though simple, but as a person who

   people look up to (and not just cause of my height), I must realize what

   those actions endorse or might support. I am not covering anything up.

   Havent since the beginning. At the beginning though, i was defending myself

   and my actions, cause i thought their were simple workouts and didnt realize

   that I was not respecting the reality of our sport system.

   i hope you all read this. this is not in formal wording. this is simply me.

   cheers, BIG MATTY REED- OUT"

   Posted by kevinpatrick | April 12, 2010, 1:45 am
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   Impressive insight and comments from Matt Reed.

   Best of luck moving into the next phase of your career!

   Posted by Rich Van Sickle | April 14, 2010, 9:39 am
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