Category Archives: Cycling

So who DID win the 2006 Tour de France?

2007-09-27 – 21:37

I wrote a slightly longer post on this topic but lost it to a rare browser crash. It included nice links to the news story of Floyd Landis’ lost appeal to the USADA, as well as to news of all the doping sanctions, accusations, and outright rumors of cheating, poor handling of athlete samples, and […]

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More tarnish for pro cycling’s image

2007-07-25 – 07:10

Ah, July. The annual 4th of July road trip vacation, the Tour de France, and the putrid smell of yet another doping scandal. I don’t know if he’s innocent or guilty, I just want to see a clean sport. At least Vino uses clear language when he claims his innocence, stating “I never doped”. Some […]

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2007 Tour de France Stage 1

2007-07-08 – 17:34

I was driving back with the family from our vacation in Maryland, so I didn’t see the Prologue in London. A pity, since it’s fun to watch sports events in places you recognize. Seeing the peloton ride across Tower Bridge in the out-takes was certainly pretty cool.
Andrea’s not in to the race at all […]

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Pro Cycling Doping Admissions

2007-05-25 – 11:58

So many current and former pro cyclists have admitted, all in the space of a few weeks, to doping during their careers that I’m having trouble keeping track. Numerous members of Team Telekom during the mid to late 1990’s have admitted, including Rolf Aldag, Erik Zabel, and Bjarne Riis.
Riis doped during 1996, the year […]

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Base 10

2007-05-19 – 14:00

After my solo early morning ride today, which wasn’t supposed to be solo but after one of my riding buddies suggested yesterday evening we leave at 6:00 or 6:15 and then failing to show up by 6:40 when I was finally awake and motivated enough to ride by myself, I uploaded my last few days […]

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