Life In The Fast Lane

by Rant June 10, 2008

There were lines on the mirror, lines on his face He pretended not to notice He was caught up in the race – The Eagles (T. Boonen remix) Looks like Tom Boonen has got himself in a whole heap o’ trouble, what with coming up positive for cocaine on an out-of-competition drug test and all. […]

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Less is More?

by Rant June 6, 2008

Sometimes, less really is more/better. But is that so when it comes to the number of anti-doping tests performed on athletes? Can we, by reducing the number of tests performed, actually do a better job of discouraging cyclists or other athletes from cheating? Or, by reducing the number of tests, will more be able to […]

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Rules? Whose Rules?

by Rant June 3, 2008

CyclingNews.com carried a story earlier today saying that the teams participating in this year’s Tour de France have all signed onto an anti-doping contract, in which riders who test positive will be required to pay a substantial fine to the French Cycling Federation (FFC). According to the web site, who cite the Belgian publication Sports […]

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More Short Takes

by Rant June 1, 2008

Much going on in the world of cycling over the weekend, along with a couple of interesting articles in today’s New York Times. Them’s The Brakes/Breaks Floyd Landis competed in this weekend’s Mohican 100, the second stop of the eight race National Ultra Endurance race series. Well, he competed in about the first 10 percent […]

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Busy Days

by Rant May 29, 2008

It’s been a busy week for the CAS, with something like four cases making the news this week. Not all were related to doping, and news reports of at least one case (Nick D’Arcy) missed part of the story. TBV got it right, however. In the D’Arcy case, the swimmer is trying to get back […]

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Random Notes

by Rant May 26, 2008

Well, now that the Memorial Day weekend is drawing to a close, it’s time to think about getting back to work. Been pretty good weather out here, and I decided to take advantage of the good conditions to get a few miles/kilometers in. And, having just gotten my pulse monitor back from the Polar Service […]

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