Archives for June 2007
Lance to Landis…..and From Landis to Lance
It seems that Lance Armstrong is following Floyd’s lead in attempting to sway public opinion. Floyd’s Wiki defense was brilliant. He was able to go from villain to hero in many people’s eyes because of his decision to make his document packet available to the public. Regardless of how Floyd’s arbitration hearing turns out, he […]
Book Review: Positively False by Floyd Landis
Positively False
The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France
By Floyd Landis
With Loren Mooney
Cover by Embry RuckerThis Edition: Hardcover
Publication Date: 06/2007
Positively False by Floyd Landis is officially out in stores now. It is a very quick read, and most chapters are very interesting.
If you have been too busy to keep up with the […]
Suspensions Starting to Come Through…
Riders suspened so far for alleged doping violations:
Matthias Kessler - Testosterone violation - Team Astana
Allessandro Petacchi - Salbutamol violation - Team Milram
Ivan Basso - Operation Puerto - Released by Discovery
Serhiy Honchar - Failed Blood Test - Released by T-Mobile
Riders Under Suspicion - Possible Suspensions:
Leonardo Piepoli - Salbutamol violation - Team Saunier Duval
Danilo DiLuca- Older charges […]
Product Review: Schwalbe Ultremo Tire
Schwalbe is a lesser known tire brand here in the states, but they have great products. You may have noticed their logo while watching the Tour de France. In fact, Schwalbe is the tire that team Gerolsteiner uses.
Our test rider got his hands on a pair of Schwalbe Ultremo tires last month, and he is extremely impressed. […]
Team Slipstream Signs World Class Climber
Team Slipstream wants to be included as a wildcard team in the Tour de France as early as next year, and they are making all the right moves to get there. Today, Slipstream announced that they have signed Irish rider Daniel Martin. Team director, Jonathan Vaughters said, “[Martin] is a highly sought after U23 talent… We beat […]
Astana Has Nothing to Hide…Except Its Identity
Following the report that the UCI had surprise tested a group of riders that were training in “strange outfits,” media speculation has rested on Team Astana. Astana has several top riders that could contend for the Tour de France title this year. The team leader, Alexandre Vinokourov has been named as the race favorite by […]
Training in Strange Places, Wearing Strange Outfits
Well, it is Tour de France time, and Tour bans are likely in the next few days or weeks. Today the UCI announced that several top riders have failed unannounced doping tests. UCI anti-doping manager, Anne Gripper, told a French newspaper that,
[the UCI is] targeting seven riders considered high risk because of their suspicious behavior […]
UCI Meeting is Much Ado About Nothing
A couple of weeks ago, the UCI announced that they would hold a mandatory meeting with the Pro Tour teams. Nobody knew exactly what would be discussed, but everyone knew it was about doping. Many people speculated that there would be a list of riders that would be banned from the Tour de France. As […]
If You Are Going to Cheat…
If you are going to cheat, it is to your advantage to follow through. Ivan Basso, today, received a two year ban for attempted doping. That is the same ban that he would have received had he actually doped. This means that thinking about cheating is just as bad as actually cheating. Don’t get me […]
Floyd Says “Thank You”
Floyd posted a letter of thanks on the FloydFairnessFund.org website. I have the letter below:
Dear Friends and Supporters,
While we wait for the ruling from the arbitration panel, I wanted to thank you all for your support during my long, difficult and costly fight against WADA/USADA and the incompetence of the LNDD. We made a strong and […]
