This Day in Doping (Tour 2009 series)
New York Times: Germany’s new cycling star hopes to put Germany’s doping troubles behind Germany. The question being: Since when are doping problems restricted or … Read more
Fab's monster pull robs Lance
The cycling world was poised for Lance Armstrong to return to the yellow jersey after a 4-year hiatus today, but he missed by .18 of … Read more
This day in doping, Tour 2009 series
OK, something big may be going on here. Now Jan Ullrich, 1997 Tour winner and perennial runnerup to Lance during the glory years, is under … Read more
Livewrong: Lance still making enemies on the Tour
Twitter is all a-tweet with carping about Lance’s move today in the Tour. Lance rode off with a breakaway that opened a nearly 40-second gap … Read more
Daily Roundup: Tour doping con’t, Rider down in Seattle, Lance’s chances
This Day in Doping: Lance Armstrong will be “particularly monitored” for doping violations throughout the Tour. Not that monitoring “particularly works,” given the rampant abuses, … Read more
Daily Roundup: This Day in Drugs, local bikeboy does good, BC Bike Race sabotage, naked cyclists and more
This Day in Drugs: Thomas Dekker is out of the Tour for doping…in 2007! Think the UCI honchos are trying to send a message here? … Read more
Daily Roundup: Lance’s chances (redux), Fluidride No. 3 results, BC Bike Race Day 2, Alaska biking and more
Velo News interview. Lance is still talking like he could win. He’s “not confident” like he was for 6 and 7, he admits. But he’s … Read more
Weekend Roundup: Thrice bummed, Lance’s chances and more
Bummed to be missing the Fluidride Cup at Mt. Hood OR this weekend. Also bummed that I can’t be in B.C. for the start of … Read more
This day in drugs (again)
Thanks to Bicycle.net for bird-dogging the cycling-illegal substances links. Self-injecting blood cheats pose a real problem for testing. This is where the cyclist freezes his … Read more
This Day In Drugs (con't)
Drug scandals are in the air over international cycling. Hmmm…must be about time for the 2009 Tour de France! Bernhard Kohl, recently banned for two … Read more