Hip Tales

by Rant October 31, 2013

The last time I posted here, I had two functional hips. And then, a few weeks ago, not. Going out on a solo Sunday morning ride, I was looking to put in about 50 miles. I made it about 6.5 before disaster struck. Some rain storms passed through our area a couple or three hours […]

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Ramblin’ On

by Rant September 3, 2013

More than a few interesting stories out there at the moment. Here are a few that I’ve run across. Oldest Known Doper? Long-time reader William Schart posted a link to this story in a comment on the previous post. Turns out an 80-year-old masters weightlifter named Don Ramos tested positive for steroids and will now […]

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A-Roid and Armstrong

by Rant August 20, 2013

When last I occupied this space, Ryan Braun had just been proclaimed “the Lance Armstrong of baseball” by ESPN.com’s Buster Olney. Then a funny thing happened. Not long after that Alex Rodriguez and a number of other players were suspended for their connections to the Biogenesis lab in Florida. So, what’s a wag to ask, […]

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Same Old Song and Dance

by Rant July 25, 2013

With the Tour de France ended, Chris Froome donning his final maillot jaune, the royal baby being born (Prince George? really? they couldn’t have gone with something more unusual like Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel [see Python, M., Election Night Special]?), we still haven’t heard a peep about any cyclists coming up positive during the big race. There […]

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Can We Believe This Guy?

by Rant July 16, 2013

Time to catch up, now that the first two weeks of the 2013 edition of the Tour de France are complete. Tipped as one of the favorites to win the whole kit-n-caboodle, Chris Froome with the help of his Sky teammates, appears to have a vice grip on the general classification of the race. And […]

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Is There A Tour Somewhere?

by Rant June 29, 2013

Time to dust off the cobwebs. There’s a blog around here, I think. Ah, yes, there it is. So it’s been a couple of months since I inhabited this space, and wouldn’t you know, the world of sports has kept on keeping on. Lots of stories out there, especially around doping and cycling. Like when […]

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