Towards A New Anti-Doping Approach, Part II

by Rant December 13, 2008

As a recap, in the first post of this series, I talked about the idea of proportionality in terms of the punishment an athlete should received if he or she is caught doping in competition. In a nutshell, I advocated that the punishment should fit the crime. The one-size-fits-all punishment that is the hallmark of […]

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Towards A New Anti-Doping Approach

by Rant December 11, 2008

The previous post generated a number of interesting comments, and towards the end, a theme emerged. Over the next series of posts, I’m going to take that theme and expand on it, in the hopes of trying to craft a framework for a better anti-doping system than the one we’ve currently got. From my perspective, […]

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It’s Over

by Rant December 6, 2008

This morning, about 10:30 a.m. in my neck of the woods, I got an email that told me the Floyd Landis vs. USADA case was dismissed. Wow. Dismissed. Done. Finished. And, as the two-page legal document notes, the case is dismissed “with prejudice.” Meaning, the case can’t be filed again. So it’s over. Whatever happened […]

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Thursday Updates

by Rant December 4, 2008

The Leogrande/Papp Connection After I read the first news stories of the Kayle Leogrande decision, banning the former Rock Racking cyclist from competition for the next two years (give or take a few days), I was a bit puzzled by some of the story. Specifically, the part of the story that concerns Joe Papp. Regular […]

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Leogrande Suspended for Two Years

by Rant December 2, 2008

Looks like the cyclist formerly known as “John Doe” has been handed a two-year suspension for doping at the 2007 edition of Superweek (as the International Cycling Classic, which takes place in Wisconsin and Illinois at roughly the same time as a certain loop through France, is known). Kayle Leogrande, who sued USADA late last […]

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And Now, It’s Time To Play…

by Rant November 23, 2008

A game we’ve played before. Over at Trust But Verify is a link to a Cycling Weekly article which caught my eye. After seeing the quote at TBV, I had to see what the whole article said. It starts out with the question: Is there anything more nauseating than the pathetic protestations of innocence and […]

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