This Time It’s Kohl

by Rant October 13, 2008

A new positive doping result from the 2008 Tour de France is making the rounds of the media today. This time, it’s Bernhard Kohl, the Austrian climbing sensation who finished third overall when this year’s survivors crossed the final finish line in Paris. According to a number of media reports, two samples given by Kohl […]

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The Roundup

by Rant October 8, 2008

… Or what the heck has been happening since last I wrote a Rant? Boy, is there ever a whole lot of stuff going on these days. We’ve got train-wrecks everywhere, but nowhere more stunning than in our financial/economic system. I hate to say it, but I’ve been spending a fair amount of time pre-occupied […]

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The Conversation Continues

by Rant October 4, 2008

From Ken comes this new addition to the conversation: In case this may have been lost in the shuffle, I would like to redirect EVERYONE’s attention to the law review article authored by Mike Straubel and linked from the Rant interview with him. [Rant: To give credit where credit is due, I first read the […]

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The Landis Lawsuit: A Conversation

by Rant October 2, 2008

The Vice Presidential debate is over and my brain is mush from listening to Joe Biden and Sarah Palin go back and forth. I was thinking of writing something about Floyd Landis’ lawsuit, now that the actual filing is a matter of public record. Instead, I’m going to postpone that for a day or two. […]

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Bouncing Back

by Rant September 28, 2008

To continue the saga of TBV, there’s a post that he put up that gives the story of his accident (with an amusing quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail). By the sounds of things, he’s one very lucky dude to be alive. TBV’s story is quite scary. I’ve had some crashes in my […]

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Be Careful Out There

by Rant September 25, 2008

There’s a lot I could write about tonight. For instance, I could write about the tension at a press conference today, where one former Tour winner was asking — or trying to ask — uncomfortable questions of another. Or, I could write about Dick Pound shooting off his mouth again. (And here I was, thinking […]

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