CAS Issues Surprise Landis Decision — Two Months Early

by Rant April 1, 2008

Lausanne, Switzerland (from RYHO wire services) April 1, 2008 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport surprised the sports world today by issuing its decision in the Floyd Landis case, 18 days before attorneys in the case were due to submit their final written arguments and two months before any decision was expected. In their […]

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Arriving In Bookstores On June 30th …

by Rant March 30, 2008

… or thereabouts. Right now, my book Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today is scheduled to be released at the end of June. It’s being published by Praeger, which is an imprint of the Greenwood Publishing Group. (Greenwood’s catalog description here.) If all goes according to plan, […]

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Meet The Bickermans

by Rant March 28, 2008

At some point, you have to wonder: What are the warning signs of of an impending cycling apocalypse? Over the recent past, various stories have come out that taken individually don’t amount to a whole lot — other than illustrating just how warped those in control of the sport can be. Taken together, however, a […]

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Landis D-Day In June?

by Rant March 25, 2008

Yesterday, hearings in Floyd Landis’ appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, conducted in a New York law office, came to a conclusion. Well, sort of. A bare-bones press release from the CAS noted that the session, held from Wedneday, March 19 through Monday, March 24 (with a recess on Sunday), had finished. (By […]

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Piecing Things Together

by Rant March 23, 2008

Back in October 2006, trying to get to my dad’s house before he passed away, I was stuck on the tarmac in Atlanta, cursing the airshow in Washington, DC (my destination) that was delaying my departure. Time was short. Very short. And the two-hour delay was maddening. As I sat on the plane waiting for […]

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This Is Rich

by Rant March 20, 2008

While tonight’s post will be mostly on a different topic, I couldn’t resist commenting on a very brief article that’s appearing on VeloNews.com. It appears that Dick Pound may be in a bit of legal hot water. The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Thursday that it is suing Richard Pound, the former president of the […]

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