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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Levi Leipheimer won multi-stage races immediately before and after the Tour De France this year. He won the Tour Of Switzerland several weeks before the Tour De France. After the Tour De France, he won the Tour Of Utah. These victories show that Levi was in great shape before the Tour De France and despite his crashes in the […]
Contador Punches, Armstrong Shoves
Sunday, July 24th, 2011During stage 19 of the 2011 Tour De France , Alberto Contador punched a spectator that was heckling him. This reminded me of an incident in the 2009 Tour Of California, when Lance Armstrong pushed a spectator into a snowbank.
Alberto Contador Punching Spectator (Photo AFP)
Lance Armstrong Shoving Syringe Man
In both cases, the spectators were heckling the athletes about […]
The NFL, Cycling and Doping
Monday, February 28th, 2011Sally Jenkins is a sports columnist for the Washington Post and co-author with Lance Armstrong of the book - “It’s Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life”. Last week she wrote a column on the NFL entitled “No Matter What Happens in the NFL Negotiations, The Player Pay The Price“. The column made several good […]
London Velodrome Opens But Where’s My Bike Path
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The Daily Mash reported on the opening of the London Velodrome as follows:
“London police are urging people not to travel to the newly-opened Olympic Velodrome amid overcrowding fears. Queues began forming early last autumn and by this morning an estimated 800,000 people had flocked to watch a sporting version of commuting inside a barn in the middle of […]
Cycling , Suffering and The Floyd Landis Interview
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Professional cycling, especially the multi-day stage races, is one of the most difficult sports for athletes. Sam Abt, the great sports journalist, wrote “Suffering is what professional cycling is all about, and champions suffer the longest.”
Paul Kimmage, the ex-professional racer turned journalist, interviewed Floyd Landis for seven hours in November and wrote an article for […]