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 […]
Live Update Guy The Live Update Guy offers the best written play-by-play in the bike racing business. If you have a need to read live bike racing, LUG is your guy. Part of the reason […]
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 […]
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 […]
Another North American Handmade Bicycle Show is coming. Another round of massive image galleries and unqualified praise is about to be served. I expect to come the same conclusion I made last year. NAHBS […]
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 […]
Everyone doped? Seems like a bit of a broad brush to me. Reading admission statements from dopers, it seems like almost the entire peloton was jacked on something or other. Listening to clean riders, you […]
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 […]
I was riding home through The Bronx yesterday. Just before I exited the borough, I turned right off of Kingsbridge onto Terrace View Avenue to reclaim it for myself. It’s a side street, a curvy […]