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Assembly-Line Racing

I haven't seen a Tour de France stage as uninteresting as today's stage to Arcalis since, well, since 2005.  What…

15 years ago

Guilt by association

Let's get this straight; Yes, I'm an Aussie, not a Yank. Alas, it doesn't automatically mean I'm a huge fanboy…

15 years ago

Andorra 2009: Frank’s Carbon Ball

Well, here we are, on the eve of the first mountain stage.   Tomorrow's stage 7 will climb to Arcalis where…

15 years ago

Media Whore?

As the early kilometres of Stage 5 rolled by, with the usual early break forming, the protagonists being assessed for…

15 years ago

Jan Ullrich

I'm going to come out and say it: Jan Ullrich is my favorite rider, ever.  He had it all: class,…

15 years ago

Manx Depression

Am I the first to make this pun?  Probably, because I suffer from a condition called "Awesome".  I could validate…

15 years ago

How Dost Thou Annoy Me: Tour Favorites

I wanted to take a moment to talk about my favorite Tour Favorites.  And, the best way of doing that…

15 years ago

No Braking Allowed

Jens Voigt can always be relied on for entertaining comments to the press.  One of my favorite quotes of his…

15 years ago

More Passport Revelations Coming Tomorrow?

Dutch news outlets are reporting that Erik Breukink has been informed of additional positive cases and is going to be…

15 years ago

Another One Down

It was announced this morning that Thomas Dekker tested positive for EPO on Christmas Eve, 2007.  He was reportedly caught…

15 years ago

But He Didn’t Inhale

Tom Boonen, one of my favorite riders, tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition drug test (for the second -…

15 years ago

The Union Cycliste Irationale

This will be a very short follow-up on yesterday's post regarding the suspension of UCI ProTour leader, Danilo Di Luca.…

17 years ago

A Step Too Far

The Italian cycling federation is so eager to appear "tough on doping" that they are now suspending riders for the…

17 years ago

The Longest Case

After almost 14 months, the verdict was finally handed down in the Floyd Landis doping case. A three-person panel voted…

17 years ago

Mr. Sixty

What a shocking week in cycling. About a half dozen riders and two team doctors have admitted to doping at…

18 years ago

Sabotaging the saboteur?
Paulo ran me down, but the Dutch say I punched him.

Some of you may have noticed KRX-10's comment on my earlier post regarding Sabotage. Well, needless to say, I was…

18 years ago

Doping in Cycling

We're huge pro cycling fans. Michelle and I both get very involved with particular riders; for Michelle her favorites have…

18 years ago