T-Mobile Hangs Up On Cycling

by Rant November 27, 2007

Word came this afternoon that Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant and parent company of T-Mobile, decided to call it a day, as far as cycling sponsorship is concerned. According to various news reports, it’s due to the ongoing ruckus over doping within the team during years past. As reported at Cyclingnews.com, the CEO of […]

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Perhaps There’s A Slight Disconnect Somewhere

by Rant November 26, 2007

A couple of things caught my eye in the last day. First, Pat McQuaid’s comments about the ProTour expanding outside of Europe, as reported at VeloNews. “We cannot remain a European sport. If we remain a European sport then we die,” he continued. “2008 will be a transition year for the ProTour, but by 2009 […]

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Catching Up

by Rant November 23, 2007

First off, a little progress report. That huge writing project I’m working on is now about 9,000 words closer to completion. And it’s better for the contributions and suggestions of everyone who chimed in on their thoughts about important doping stories of the recent past. I don’t know if I’ll have space to include them […]

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Participatory Ranting

by Rant November 18, 2007

Lots of stuff going on the past few days. First off, the WADA conference in Madrid, which WADAwatch has provided excellent coverage. Big new from there, of course, is that John Fahey was elected WADA president for the next three years, despite some last minute palace intrigue and the last minute almost entry of an […]

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End Of The Road For Barry Bonds?

by Rant November 16, 2007

If you think Barry Bonds is guilty of using steroids during his career, especially during the years before the Balco scandal erupted, raise your hand. Hmm. Lots of hands going up out there. Today’s big news is that Barry Bonds was indicted for perjury, stemming from his testimony to a grand jury investigating the Balco […]

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Rabobank Has Their Say

by Rant November 14, 2007

On Monday, the independent panel investigating the whole Rasmussen affair for Rabobank released their report. Not surprisingly, their version of the events leading up to the 2007 Tour and the Danish rider’s dismissal from the Rabobank team, just as he appeared to be the almost certain winner, differs on some points from the story Rasmussen […]

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