Speaking of dopers, the International Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Alejandro Valverde’s challenge to his two-year suspension from racing on Italian soil. Further, should the UCI decide to pursue this matter more openly, Valverde could face a global racing ban for up to two years.
CONI investigators had acquired blood samples seized as [...]

From Velonews.com:
American cyclist Tom Zirbel announced on his blog Friday that he is retiring from cycling rather than continue an aggressive fight against doping charges.
“I’ve decided to walk away from the sport,” he wrote, saying that he will not contest the 2-year suspension he received after testing positive for DHEA last year. Zirbel, who indicated [...]

We got an unsolicited email from Mr. Tom Zirbel recently regarding recent post of ours. The title alone is enough to tell you the direction it took, the author called it: Another one eats it. The tone was tough as we don’t often pull our punches.
From: Tom Zirbel
Hey man,
I’ve been getting [...]

PARIS — A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, France’s anti-doping chief said Monday.
Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press that French judge Thomas Cassuto is seeking to question Landis about computer hacking dating back to September [...]

Blowing up the spot. Our own Mr. Mason made the evening news. Advocacy. It just feels good.
Video here: azcentral.com/video….
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There is a possibility that the UCI’s Cyclo-cross World Championships could be held in the United States in 2013, making it the first venue outside of Europe to host the event. USGP director Joan Hanscom confirmed to Cyclingnews that she and partner Bruce Fina have submitted the bid to hold the event in [...]

This freaks me out a little bit.

Source: www.ritteracing.com/2009/12/post-euro-era.

About a week back in my life of Second Year Law Student Dumbness, I came home after a final exam in Constitutional Law and popped in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2003 DVD.
Because that shit gets me stoked.
One hell of a race that year. Actually, it’s one hell of a race most years. Hamilton [...]

The good Dr. Ferrari is still working with professional cyclists. Awesome.

Controversial Italian sports doctor Dr Michele Ferrari has revealed he still works with 10 professional riders but refused to name them and insists he has always been against doping.
Ferrari confirmed that Lance Armstrong is no longer one of his clients but said he considers [...]

And shove it! Looks like the mgmt of Silence Lotto, or whadeva the fuck their name is this season, stepped on ‘ol Cadel’s poochie. With all of the rumors circulating post Tour and Cadel even questioning his own future with the team, it appears he decided to part ways. Hopefully he’ll find a team [...]

The famed Cochise County Cycling Classic is in the books. If you’ve not heard of this one, check out the fancy route map. Yeah, looks easy, huh? Two hundred and fifty two miles of easy cruising, right?
I shouldn’t say it’s “in the books” quite yet, as twenty hour finishing times [...]

Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34, a source close to the racer told the French news service Agence France Presse.
According to Belgian media, Vandenbroucke was found dead in his hotel room in Senegal, where he was on holiday. A preliminary diagnosis suggests Vandenbroucke suffered from a pulmonary embolism.
See velonews.com

I’m actually [...]

This what I heard over the phone about twenty minutes ago: Lance Armstrong is 12 minutes ahead of Weins @ 60 miles. Records may fall, records may not. We may have race reports, we may not.
I can’t wait to hear about this one. Packed with talent. Shit is [...]

He had to know they were going to watch him very closely. He had to know that. So now what? Is Lance looking at a ban?
France’s anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester and says it could punish the seven-time Tour [...]

“Would you describe, in your own words, what happened?”
“Bro… was ON! Didn’t trip. But the folks was freakin’, Man. Hey, and the pilots were laid to the bone, Holmes.”
I couldn’t have said it better myself.

www.velocitygroupcycling.com
Something to read while we waste away Wednesday.
Snake

Dream of living the dirtbag life in wonderful Flagstaff, Arizona? Are you certain, that as the world implodes, more people are going to need bikes as utilities? Josh and the crew at the biketrailershop.com are experiencing the upside of this downturn Greatest Depression, and you can be a part of it:
Hello,
We’re getting ready for spring [...]

Humpty popped this up in the comment section the other day. Cyclingnews.com has a little ditty from everyone’s favorite dirty-dirty Belgian L’enfant terrible. Well, read it. VDB. What more can you say?
Dude is nuts.
Vandenbroucke fought with equal dirty weapons
Frank Vandenbroucke said that he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1999 “honestly”, because he [...]

Yes folks, it’s true. Big J is an inspiration to me, and with the recent loss of my job, and my lack of possible job opportunities where I live, I have decided to go back to school, and get my JD. This is the plan at least. Of course, first I have to get into [...]

File this shit under Delta Bravo.
From: bill
Austin Police along with some Austin cyclists in a sting, busted a huge bike burglar/thief from Arizona who has been stealing bikes in the Austin area. I have some friends who have looked over some of the stolen stuff and some of it, quite a bit of it, is [...]