News&Views@RYHO is Back!

by strbuk August 13, 2009

After taking a hiatus to prepare for then host the Kirsch Family Reunion I am finally back with a few tidbits about what Floyd Landis and Team OUCH are up to. The Tour of Utah will begin next week, and OUCH and Floyd are taking part (as is Landis friend and former teammate Dave Zabriskie). […]

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Dope, It’s Not Just for Cycling Anymore

by Rant August 11, 2009

BALCO, Baseball and the Leaky Faucet Drip, drip, drip. You might think that’s the sound as more names associated with the infamous Operacion Puerto the Endless keep coming out. But these days, it’s the sound as a couple of more names of baseball players who tested positive for  … um … well … um … […]

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A Tale of Two Articles About Cyclists

by Rant August 4, 2009

Last week, when I got the most recent issue of VeloNews (or, at least, the most recent issued delivered to my door), I was greeted by a cover that asks the question “What’s up with Floyd?” Interesting question. Given that earlier in the year, VeloNews ran an article about three riders making comebacks during the […]

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A Beer Summit for Tour de France Champions?

by Rant July 31, 2009

Before I get started tonight, I’ll just mention that there are a couple of doping stories I’m going to be writing about, but the whole Lance vs. Alberto dustup got me to thinking (which is a dangerous thing). There’s been lots of media coverage of a certain “beer summit” held at the White House yesterday, […]

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Champions Past and Present

by Rant July 27, 2009

“My relationship with Lance is zero,” [Alberto] Contador said at a news conference, one day after winning his second Tour. “He is a great rider and has completed a great race, but it is another thing on a personal level, where I have never had great admiration for him and I never will.” Alberto Contador, […]

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Alberto’s Big Day

by Rant July 25, 2009

It’s about a dozen hours now until the 2009 edition of the Tour de France starts the final laps of the Champs-Élysées and about the same since the cyclists rolled across the finish line at Mont Ventoux. The penultimate stage provided quite a bit of tension and excitement on the last climb, but at the […]

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