Based on recent comments from the success of a former suspended rider for doping it appears that many riders would like to see bans on dopers to be for life. Some say that once a doper - always a doper. Sounds like once they are tagged with this offense they cannot escape its stain and are considered a branded man by the peloton.

Coffee talk Tuesday deals with a topic commonly brought up in tangental comments on various posts here and that is the rising cost to participate in cycling events. Tuesday Coffee Talk allows all of us to engage in community related topics and share your 2 cents worth

It's getting more expensive these days to race or to ride a 1 day tour. We've seen all kinds of comments over the last few years about how much more expensive both races and rides are costing these days yet on the flip side some of these events are also getting record turn-outs for them and we see it all happening on more and more carbon, powertaps, skinsuits and coaches. But before you start the finger pointing at the promotor know that it costs a fair amount of money just to put on the smallest of races as pointed out by DBCEvents a few years ago with our topic of cost to promote a race and don't forget the risk too. Also not every promotor is doing their part for charity and there is nothing wrong with operating for a profit. But not all events are worthy of their fees. So how do you go about prioritizing your summer event calendar?.

By now you have probably heard that we have launched 303triathlon.com and now you can get to know who are these people who cycle, run and swim but can never commit to one single sport in the Wednesday column by Lucas McCain called Who Dat? as he interviews local triathletes and gets to the core of who these people are. This week we highlight Whitney Garcia!

This Wednesday's Who Dat is neo-pro Whitney Garcia. We wanted to feature Whitney because she embodies many professional and top end age group triathletes in that she excels in triathlon while juggling a career that demands over 40 hours of work from her each week. Whitney works full time as an Exercise Specialist at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community in Boulder. She also maintains a few other weekly gigs including cleaning houses.

In 2011 Whitney finished 3rd overall at Ironman Wisconsin and Kansas 70.3. She added another top 5 finish at Boulder 70.3 and a personal record 9:40 at Ironman Arizona.

How long have you been doing triathlon, and how often have you raced?