Payback

by Rant October 6, 2010

Back in May, when Floyd Landis admitted that he’d doped during his days in the European pro peloton, Landis said he would like to pay back everyone who donated to his defense. ESPN.com’s Bonnie D. Ford caught up with Landis recently to follow up on the payback angle, and contacted a few people who had […]

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More Contador

by Rant October 5, 2010

[Note up front, this one is a long one. Hang in there, or read it as time permits.] A few days into the “Contador Scandal” and there’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on. Theories on how the clenbuterol detected in a sample given by Alberto Contador during the second rest day of the 2010 Tour […]

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What A Difference Four Years Makes

by Rant September 30, 2010

The latest doping scandal (or not, depending on whose story you believe) is hitting cycling with a huge impact given the relatively minuscule amount that 50 nanograms of anything is. In case you haven’t already heard, Alberto Contador apparently tested positive for clenbuterol on the second rest day at this year’s Tour. Contador’s claim is […]

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Back For More

by Rant September 28, 2010

Well, three weeks on, and the world of doping in sports speeds along like a tricked-out Porsche doing laps on the [[Nürburgring]]. Of course, what should I expect, eh? Lots of stuff to cover, more than my fingers will be able to tap out on the keyboard tonight. That’s OK, though, leaves other stories for […]

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In Memoriam/Here We Go Again

by Rant September 6, 2010

Seems like a good time for another post, given what’s been going on in the world of cycling in the past couple of weeks. In Memoriam Laurent Fignon passed away last Tuesday, from either lung cancer or “cancer of the digestive tract” (which is pretty vague). Throughout his illness, the descriptions I’ve seen have left […]

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What Is It About Cycling?

by Rant August 27, 2010

Last week I received an email from a radio station out west interested in doing a show on doping in sports, and more specifically why cyclists seem “susceptible” to doping. Interesting idea for a discussion. The show didn’t happen, but why let a good topic go to waste. If I understood the premise right, the […]

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