The Glucose Anti-Solution

Why the common elements in doping narratives Doom any Truth and Reconciliation Commission   In his book Breaking The Chain, Drugs and Cycling – The True Story, Willy Voet tells of a moment in the […]

What we should have been talking about When we talked about UCI Rule 1.2.019

The ruckus over UCI Rule 1.2.019 earlier this year left me unmoved. The rule seems kind of dumb in that it seems too broad, the UCI hasn’t explained the value of the rule, and USA […]

Lance Armstrong and the Jedi Mind Trick

One of the fascinating things about the Armstrong saga is what we can learn about the world from how information about him, when brought to light, is received. I’m amazed when people, sometimes unknowingly, cite […]

Crisis in the Champagne Room

There’s a saying: there’s only one political party in America and it’s The Incumbent Party. Once you’re in, no matter how incompetent or corrupt, so long as you didn’t murder somebody or have sex with […]

The Confession Koan: a riddle, a puzzle, a soap opera

So Lance confessed. Only not officially. At least probably not yet. Do we need more? Only Lance’s most fevered core believed he was innocent, and that group is probably so small that they number fewer […]

People actually died from cancer before Lance beat it “fair and square”?

Sally Jenkins doesn’t just like Lance Armstrong, but (spoiler alert!) loves him, according to her latest gush in the Washington Post. And she’s pretty proud of how she can still love him when the public […]

The softer side of Omertà

Recently, Dutch mag AD Sportwereld took a brutal tack to get to the bottom of who was doping in cycling in the 1990s and early 2000s. They called up all the Dutch pro riders who […]

The Un-Redacted: Other-7

Rick Crawford outed himself the other day.  If anyone bothered to read Levi Leipheimer’s affidavit and knew who Crawford was, the admission was unnecessary.  In some respects, it’s puzzling that he took so long to step […]

Does EPO Cure Vertigo?

Gianni Bugno is joining up with the Change Cycling Now committee in his role as the president of the Association of Professional Cyclists.  Part of his day job is flying helicopters.  His thoughts should be […]

In Honor of Paul Kimmage

Paul Kimmage spoke at New York City’s Bicycle Habitat last night.  The subject was doping.  It was filmed by a documentary crew, other journos were taking notes as well, so when that comes up, I’ll […]