Bjarne Riis – From Hero to Zero?
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Category Archives: Doping
Basso receives maximum suspension
Basso gets two years for doping offence. Ivan Basso has been given a suspension of 24 months by the Italian cycling federation (FCI) disciplinary commission Continue reading
Dominating the Dauphine
The 2007 edition of the Dauphine is exceeding expectations. One team is standing out above the others: Astana. Vinokourov, Kashechkin, and now Colom have made Continue reading
Teams agree to enforce ethics code
Looks like a few folks will be going on a little vacation this July. Some time of the bike, perhaps? Some rest in order? Bosses Continue reading
3 weeks, 3 ‘non-negatives…
Oh hell. The three riders who produced ‘non-negative’ results during the three-week Giro d’Italia were Spaniard Iban Mayo and Italians Alessandro Petacchi and Leonardo Piepoli. Continue reading
Ask the Doctor: The surprising dual toll of doping
There is a pretty good doping article today over at Velonews. I hope this is the beginning of Dawn Richardson’s writings on the subject. There Continue reading
Two in custody in Belgian raids
The shit is hitting the fan. Additional searches by Belgian authorities have turned up more prohibited substances, and two people remain in custody following this Continue reading
Kill your parents; then bawl you’re an orphan
OK, let’s get this straight as reported in Velonews. T-Mobile fields a top tier cycling team for about $12 million (a mentioned figure of the Continue reading
Sitting in, sitting on…
A reader submission: From: Eric have you seen this? Bill Strickland over at Bicycling, soft-pedaling his implicit first-hand knowledge of doping… sittingin.bicycling.com pardon my french, Continue reading
Riis’s name erased
I just read that Bjarne Riis’s name is to disappear from the official Tour de France publications. I don’t think this is a good idea. Continue reading
d’Hont continues accusations…
The good time just keep on trunkin’ Former Team Telekom soigneur Jef d’Hont is not backing down in his attempt to force a confession from Continue reading
I’m looking at you, Floyd.
I hate to say it, but this whole thing starts making sense when I sit back, look at it all, and the pieces seem to Continue reading