that's what was said,,, but was'nt there some confusion over the fixture, changed from one week to another,,, did Richie agree to both fixtures, or maybe something else cropped up before the re-arranged fixture was announced ???,,, but from what I read on the webpage,at the time he could'nt have agreed to ride in a fixture that had'nt even been announced,,,, if he had agreed to it then withdrew his services, fair enough that's unproffessional, but having a go at him publicly on the net is unproffessional also IMOO :-)