Jul
27
Bla bla fuckin’ bla
July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Think the Tour is over? Think again. Now it’s time for “polemico,” whereby we say snarky things about our competitors to our national newspapers, then complain when the translations appearing in the worldwide press make it sound like we’re much crueler than we intended.
Did Contador and Armstrong get along during the Tour? Of course not. [...]
Apr
17
Where were you when they were handing out luck? A study of Tyler Hamilton
April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
Yet again Marblehead, MA’s most successful cyclist is in the news; this time, it’s for having traces of a banned substance in his system, which he says is the result of having taken some kind of nutritional supplement which claimed to aid in the treatment of depression. An “over the counter anti-depressant,” if you will. [...]
Feb
9
Madonna-fucker
February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
NYTimes headline: “[Alex] Rodriguez Admits to Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs.”
Lead: “Alex Rodriguez told ESPN on Monday that he did not know what he was taking and that he has not used performance-enhancing substances since 2003.”
Dumb! Ass!
Jul
30
Stop smiling, you stupid jerk
July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Jul
17
Idiot boy
July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Ricco goes out for testing positive for a new kind of EPO. While in the climber’s jersey, as well as in the lead of the young rider’s competition. And, of course, after having run his mouth in the press about how awesome he is.
Well, is that what happens when Marco Pantani is your hero? Jackass.
And [...]
Mar
24
Prosecutors said…
March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
“…They will rely in part on Thomas’ body features to prove she used steroids…”
Tomorrow, the inaugural trial relating to BALCO steroid blabittybla begins, with the first subject being cyclist Tammy Thomas.
The photos are not encouraging, and I haven’t even picked the worst ones, because I’m just not that mean.
2001:
2007:
Dec
21
“Hamilton to Rock Racing”
December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment
It’s too good.
Rock Racing had already had gained the full mockery/jealousy of the pros by the time I went out to Cali last March to help my pals at the Redlands race. At the time, it was due to the fact that they showed up to races in Cadillac SUVs and had frequent team kit [...]
Aug
27
Raiding the cookie jar
August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Though it’s been a few weeks since the announcement that the Discovery Channel pro cycling team will be disbanding at the end of this season, I’ve found myself unable to disengage my grinding molars every time I read some comment that the team was “unable” to find a sponsor. Try “unwilling”! Jeez.
Lately, I find my [...]
Aug
15
A Tale of two Stapletons
August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments
I keep reading people’s responses to the Discovery pro cycling team deciding to disband at the end of the season. There seems to be a great misunderstanding as regards their choice. “It’s a shame they couldn’t get funding,” people say, “especially after eight Tour wins.” Nope, that’s not the problem.
It sounds like they had funding [...]
Aug
10
Cycling statements
August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment
Announcements galore in the world of professional cycling: this stuff is lots and lots of fun for me. I had a hearty giggle over my keyboard this morning.
1) Alberto Contador, surprisingly, held a press conference specifically and singly to deny doping charges. He offers to present a DNA sample to the appropriate party. That’s a [...]
