By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 12, 2010
Miss Piggy and Michele Bachmann need to cover up. But Kate Hudson?
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged cycling, kate hudson
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 14, 2010
“That was no lady — that was my wife!” goes the old joke. We think of it sometimes when we read yet another news report identifying an errant rider of a bicycle as a cyclist. You know how it goes: Cyclist Robs Bank. Cyclist Charged With Indecent Exposure. Authorities Say Cyclist Killed While Turning Left [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged Culture, cycling, cyclist
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 12, 2010
Over at Cozy Beehive, former pro cyclist Joe Papp unveils the secrets pros use to defeat anti-doping controls. It’s a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cycling world’s subterfuge. One point I’d like to see Joe or someone else close to pro cycling address: Just how much looking the other way goes on. I’ve discussed this [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged alberto contador, blood doping, cycling, joe papp, lance armstrong, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 16, 2009
So now the doping scandals are making their way into the amateur ranks. Kenny Williams, a household name in Seattle-area cycling for years, a cycling instructor and top Masters competitor, is caught using DHEA and owns up to it (be sure to read comments queue). What to say? There’s no point in being naive or [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged cycling, DHEA, doping, joe papp, kenny williams
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 10, 2009
Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos, whose name in Spanish means “I didn’t do it that’s my story and I’m sticking to it,” is suspended for failing a doping test.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged cycling, doping
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 29, 2009
Wife: “Where are you going?” Me: “It’s Wednesday. You know I go to the Wallingford Farmers Market on Wednesdays.” Wife: “You’re going to take your bike?” Me: “I always bike to the farmers market.” Wife: “Are you crazy?! It’s going to hit 100!” Me: “We cyclists are tough.” Wife: “There is such a thing as [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged cycling, heat wave, seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 26, 2009
That’s the lament offered by Bernhard Kohl, an Austrian cycling star and last year’s Tour de France king of the mountains winner, as he departs the sport after being banned for doping: “I doped voluntarily in a system in which you cannot win without doping. The weeks after [being caught] were tough for me. But [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged bernhard kohl, cycling, doping, Tour de France
