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April fooled? Well, yes and noDammit, you had me! I wouldhave watched. Anything is better than “Dancing with the Stars.”
The Murry FamilyNasty! You had me fooled for a moment.
John C. BirkimerIf it's not an April Fools joke I would watch it. Hey I would watchit even if it was!
Brian CimmiyottiThat is the cruelest punk-job ever laid out. As a huge Horner fan andsomeone who’s briefly trained with him, I was gobsmacked after the firstparagraph, standing up by the second, and hanging from the chandelier towardsthe end. You suck!After thinking about it however, the idea almost makes sense. Run thestory again in a few weeks just to see if NBC gets any calls.
Peter KroghGreat job!! You got me!! I fell for this head over heelson the first day of April!
Ciao,
TomIs that a joke? Horner? NO; I couldn't care less about Chris Horner.Dave Z. hell yes; Hincapie hell yes T.D. hell yes.
Horner? No I will not be watching.
Michael AllanVery funny. VeloNews had me going... for a minute.
Todd Clark
Kansas CityI loved Chris's tour daily interviews so much- you actually had me goingon this. I actually think Horner could out Roll Bobke! But I thinkyou need a pair for chemistry. You know- like Hilton and Richie?I think Zabriskie would fit the role perfectly. Now THAT pair wouldbe a cut-up!
Rich WilsonI gotta admit, you had me right up to the last line! Who wouldn'l likeChris Horner? He could give you a whole season's worth ofmaterial on two shootings.
That was a good one!
John Reidy
Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaI hope Chris gets as much of a chuckle out of this as I did. Nicelydone.
Al Gair
Vancouver, B.C.I can't wait to see the new NBC reality show about pro-cycling megastar Chris Horner. I'm sooooo geeked. I hear Predictor Lotto has signeda deal to use only the inertiaenhanced wheelset you wrote about last year. Do you still have thatproduct review around.
Thanks for the heads-up.
Jim Cook

I would most certainly not watch "You Gotta Love Horner." Asyou can clearly see in the photo, Mr. Horner is an obvious devil worshipper/anarchist,as evidenced by his secret code hand gesture on the finish line. In today'stroubled moral environment, we need more spiritually fulfilling programmingon television, wholesome family entertainment such as "Wife Swap" and "DumbestAmericans Maim Themselves on TV."Besides, supporting cycling on television isn't really about cycling...it's about the War on Baseball, which our alert talking headtelevision pundits have so far failed to warn us about. Maybe
that "who's got your back" guy will take this family values issue onfor us.I understand the need to support cycling in all of its forms, but letus not sink to the lowest common denominator.
Thank you for the alert to this program.
Steve O'Okay, I got snookered with the "You Gotta Love Horner" piece, thinking,"Yeah, maybe I could see NBC doing that. It'd be cool." But then...."USACycling outsourcingmembership services," and the line
"...will shift responsibility for its membership services to a callcenter in New Delhi, India," and I was left to laugh out loud in the confinesof the library.Good, one, guys, good one, you got me. Happy April Fool's Day to you,too.
Bill King
FloridaOh yes, this sounds very very good. I would also suggest outsourcingthe National Team. There are many Sikh riders who would love to followin the footsteps of the most famous Alexi Grewal. By outsourcing with ridersfrom India, you will also reduce food consumption of the very large U.S.riders. Indian riders will also be more ready for the tight quarters ofthe Olympic Training Center dorms and will never file complaint.We have all Brahmin coaching services when you are ready for that nextstep.
Thank you,
JohnOh.............pleeeeeeeeease tell me that this is an AprilFool's Joke!!!! With all due respect to the people of India, I find it very difficultin most instances to understand their spoken English on the telephone.And so many American companies are indeed moving their services to or throughIndia. We truly are becoming a nation of consumers and not producers.

Tell me it ain't so,
Benjamin
St. Petersburg, Florida, USAIt ain't so. - EditorVery funny! I was just preparing to send a heated email on this"outsourcing" when "Happy April Fools Day" appeared in the subject lineon the e-mail.
Ha! The joke is on me.
Barney MilnerYou've done betterHa ha ha ha ha... I knew it the second I read it!
Anon.Obviously the job postings that keep popping up on your site means thatthe talented people who used to contribute to your clever April Fool's Daysubjects are no longer with you. It's not even that this year's editionwasn't funny; it was unfunny.
Thank You,
Todd OlsonActually, for the most part, Todd, it's same cranky old cast of characters who've done past April Fools stories, like "Harvestof Shame," "Pound slated to take over as UCI president" and the time we "fired O'Grady." All of the old coots have been around for a while. Sorry Todd, sometimes they score and sometimes they don't. - Editor.

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The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you havea comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen incycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write toWebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name andhome town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Writersare encouraged to limit their submissions to one letter per month.The letters published here contain the opinions of the submittingauthors and should not be viewed as reflecting the opinions, policies or positions of VeloNews.com, VeloNews magazine or our parent company, Inside Communications, Inc.