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Reading the Ullrich Decision: What really happened here?
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handed down a verdict in what has been a simmering case involving former Tour winner (and 5-time runner up) Jan Ullrich. What? A case involving Ullrich? Didn't he retire back in 2007? Yes, evidently Operation Puerto, the 2006 doping case...
Contador Decision Not Likely Until January
A decision in the doping case against Alberto Contador will not likely be released until January at the earliest, according to a report today by the AP via VeloNews. An official from the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said that the complexity of the case means that the arbiters...
Tour Of Utah: Tejay's Birthday Party Chrono
Happy Birthday TJ! Tejay van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) turned 23 yesterday. To celebrate he finished 6 seconds ahead of Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) to win the stage 3 Chrono at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele Utah. Van Garderen is sixth overall behind Leipheimer, Janez Brajkovich (Radioshack),...
The women's cycling calendar - part 3: More ideas to help races survive
I’ve been looking at the women’s cycling calendar – how the number of stage races has been dropping, and thinking about how the trend could be reversed. In Part One I did some analysis of the issues and looked at where races have been lost, and in Part Two I looked at what can be...
The women’s cycling calendar – part 1: changes over time
Since I heard that the Route de France is the latest stage race in the women’s cycling calendar to be cancelled, at around the same time the Tour de l’Aude should have been taking place, I’ve been thinking about the problems of the women’s racing calendar losing so many...
Ultimatum Time! Teams Threaten Boycott Over Radio Ban
The radio ban controversy refuses to go away, and in fact, in recent days, the conflict has escalated. First, USA Cycling announced earlier this week that the organization had lifted the radio ban for elite races in the United States. Teams may now race with radios at the National Racing Calendar...
Two Year Bans for Pellizotti and Caucchioli in Biopassport Cases
The sports arbitration court (CAS-TAS) in Lausanne announced their decision today in the biopassport cases of Franco Pellizotti and Pietro Caucchioli. Both Pellizotti and Caucchioli will serve two year bans as a consequence of this decision. Maybe it was the hair? Caucchioli will serve two years...
Contador: Science Says I'm Innocent
Alberto Contador gave a press conference this morning from the Saxo Bank team training camp. Bjarne Riis affirmed that he will continue to support the Spanish star, whom he hired at great expense at the end of last season. Hey Bjarne, how's that working out for you? The press conference came after...
No UCI License for Tour of Gila
According to VeloNews, Tour of Gila needed to raise an addition $500,000 to buy UCI status. The race will continue, but the failure to acquire a UCI license will likely limit the participation of ProTour teams like RadioShack and Pro Continental teams like UnitedHealthCare. Me, I'm just...
Sex, Lies And Handlebar Tape, by Paul Howard
Title: Sex, Lies And Handlebar Tape - The Remarkable Life Of Jacques Anquetil, The First Five-Times Winner Of The Tour De FranceAuthor: Paul HowardPublisher: Mainstream PublishingYear: 2008Pages: 316Order: Random HouseWhat it is: The life and times of Maître Jacques.Strengths: Good...
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