By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 4, 2010
With Vania Rossi’s B sample testing negative, we wonder if publicizing the A sample by itself is a good idea
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 14, 2010
A Story of True Love Gone Astray: Drug cheat Riccardo Ricco has decided to separate from drug cheat Vania Rossi. And just when Hallmark came out with a Valentine’s Day card aimed right at them…
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cycling doping, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 1, 2010
Ricco denies involvement with his girlfriend’s doping. Girlfriend denies doping. They might at least get on the same page on this… Ricco compared to a cobra. So the question, as Ricco prepares to renew his racing career in May, is: What happens when you give a snake a second chance? All in all we think [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 29, 2010
In mainstream media the advice goes like this: If you want to bury bad news, release it on a Friday afternoon. Well this is the blogosphere, folks, and we’re creating a whole new dynamic. You release bad news on a Friday, you’ve got a hailstorm from hell on your hands. Case in point: Riccardo Ricco’s [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged cera. blood doping, cycling doping, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
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
