By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 22, 2010
This will be interesting: “Bike Pure feel this is a major step forward in highlighting the problems cyclesport faces as sponsors look for a positive return on their financial investment within the sport. “There is a momentum for major change within cycling, fans of the sport no longer want the dopers destroying its image. This [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged BikePure, blood doping
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 26, 2009
Please consider taking the BikePortland pledge. Jonathan & crew run a great blog, must reading here at Bike Intelligencer. And while you’re at it, the Ghost Bikes Film Project is a worthwhile cause as well. BikeJuju photo contest winners. Amazing, amazing shots. BikePure: Trying to reboot a soiled sport. SeattleLikesBikes: Making cyclists 2nd class citizens. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, This Day in Doping | Tagged bikejuju.com, BikePortland.org, BikePure, seattlelikesbikes, sexier cyclists
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 14, 2009
Great post on BikePure re Joe Papp’s reformed doper saga. We linked to Papp recently for perspective on the Kenny Williams fall from grace. Kenny could do worse than follow Joe’s lead in taking the pledge. And thanks to BikePure for providing an alternative vision to our doping-besotted sport.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged BikePure, blood doping, joe papp, kenny williams
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 2, 2009
About that “Pure Tour” of 2009? It’s getting closer to dirty. Spaniard Mikel Astarioza’s breakaway seemed unreal on the 16th stage. Now it seems it wasn’t unreal, just unclean. The UCI has suspended Astarioza for testing positive for EPO in June. It was before the Tour began, so technically we still have a clean Tour. [...]
Posted in Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged BikePure, doping, michael rasmussen, Mikel Astarioza, riccardo ricco, Tour de France, uci
