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I'm an amateur cyclist, living in California. I love the sport of cycling and I enjoy writing, so combining the two seems natural.

Member Since:: April 2012
Based In:: San Francisco, CA
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The Lance saga: finality without closure

25 Aug 2012

For as long as I’ve been cycling, people have asked: “Did Lance ever dope?” With each passing year I spent in the sport, the answer became a more resounding, “yes, I’m sure he did.” However, I always qualified it with, “if no one in the peloton doped, the results would have been the same, but [...]

London 2012 Men's Olympic Individual Time Trial: live updates, blog

1 Aug 2012

Join The Roar later this evening for the second and final part of the men’s road disciplines in these London 2012 Olympic Games. Live coverage of the Olympic Time Trial will begin at 11:00pm AEST with updates throughout. Thirty-seven cyclists from around the world will compete for the title of Olympic Time Trial Champion. A [...]

Live: 2012 Tour de France - Stage 12 - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay

13 Jul 2012

Join us for live coverage of Stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France. At 226 kilometers, the route from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay marks the longest stage in this year’s tour. Coverage will begin at 7pm AEST, with continued updates throughout the stage. While this stage isn’t designated as truly mountainous, the peloton will tackle [...]

Is the dream over for Cadel?

13 Jul 2012

It was nice to keep the dream alive and to hope and to cheer. But unfortunately the time has come to face the music in this 2012 Tour de France: the Cadel Evans of 2011 is not enough to compete with Bradley Wiggins and Sky. The early attack, spring-boarded by Tejay Van Garderen, was easily [...]

Live: 2012 Tour de France - Stage 11 - Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles

12 Jul 2012

Alert Cadel Evans fans. This is the most challenging stage of this year’s tour. Join us for live coverage of Stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France. The route runs 148 kilometers from Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles and live coverage will begin at 9pm AEST with updates throughout the stage. The peloton will [...]

Cadel Evans, down but not out

10 Jul 2012

If there were any doubts about the form Bradley Wiggins was carrying into the 2012 edition of the Tour de France, they were answered on the stage 9 individual time trial. Wiggins had a superb ride, adding a huge chunk of time to his lead over Evans, who while still in second place, now trails [...]

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Elephant in the room has finally been exposed

Hmm, you know, it's been like two days. I'm sure the revelations in the USADA report are a launching pad for many actions you mention above. I'm not clear as to why you feel it was possible to do it all simultaneously. Or maybe you don't feel that way, but you certainly come across that way in your post.

13 Oct 2012

Elephant in the room has finally been exposed

I'm not too comfortable with the 6-month suspensions myself, but I also realize that to catch the big fish, you have to let a few small fish go. Hincapie is retired, so not much can be done against him, but I hope that UCI takes the USADA case to CAS and demands 2-year bans across the board. And this being Levi's second time getting busted, he should get a lifetime ban. I doubt that the U.S. attorney will reopen the case against Armstrong. First of all, the conduct he's accused of is not illegal in the U.S. What the investigation was focused on was whether US Postal (read: government) money was used to buy illicit substances. That could be charged as fraud, etc. With two recent botched prosecutions of athletes, I'm not sure the government is going to go after Armstrong again, but if his image drops further, perhaps once the elections pass the district attorney will give it another go. It seems Bruyneel is on the hook in Belgium. Hope they put that bastard away for a bit.

13 Oct 2012

Spinning down the season in Beijing

I think the fact that teams actually HAVE to field racers in that race is deplorable. The air quality is horrible, and the fact that skies were blue was a lucky coincidence. I'm all for spreading cycling to countries where it's not yet very popular (like Qatar), but not at the expense of riders' health. I guess the easiest way to get out of racing in Tour of Beijing is to have Shimano be a title sponsor. Smog is serious business and given the respiratory rates of cyclists during competition, even short-term exposure could lead to long-term consequences.

10 Oct 2012

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