I am in a good mood these days.  The Tour has gotten off to a great start.  This is due to a variety of factors. The Course: Without being obsessed at making the course "Lance Proof" and the absence of a Tour winner or even a true Tour favorite, the organizers have focused on designing an [...]...

While waiting for my copy of Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today written by Rant our Head Off  author, Daniel Rosen, I took the opportunity to engage in a little light reading with Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer. Author Jamie Smith and illustrator Jeff Mallett have teamed [...]...

Time waits for no one.  While I still feel a void left by the CAS ruling, I need to look forward to the sport I love.  Cycling is preparing to host the greatest event on the calendar.  The Tour de France.  Cycling is bigger than any one person regardless if that person is Floyd Landis [...]...

It figures the judgement would be handed down while I am away from vacation and trying to stay away from the laptop.  In a not too surprising decision, the CAS decided to take a pass on the Floyd Landis case by dismissing Floyd Landis' Appeal immediately prior to the start of the 2008 Tour de [...]...

Thanks to SpokeHead for forwarding me the story and Spinal Tap reference for the above story.  How many blogs can quote Shakespeare and Spinal Tap? Campanolo announced an 11 speed drivetrain reigniting the depate "How thin can you go?"  Well Campy's answer is we go to 11!...