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This Week Last Year: More books, Lifting Weights, and Dick Pound

By on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year I was fighting off an infection that kept me away from the computer for extended periods. Scott continued our series on books by writing about health and fitness books. I pointed out that lifting weights is a means to an end and not an end in and of itself. In doping [...]

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Dick Pound as President for CAS?

By on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 | No Comments

The Court for Arbitration of Sport is looking for a new president, and two names have been floated. The first is Geneva-based lawyer Robert Briner. The other nominee? Former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Dick Pound. He was nominated by the International Olympic Committee, and a vote could come as early as April on [...]

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WADA embraces stronger doping bans

By on Thursday, December 13th, 2007 | No Comments

Less than a month after the World Anti-Doping Agency passed the Madrid Resolution, WADA President Dick Pound met with former BALCO owner Victor Conte about ways to prevent and catch athletes using performance-enhancing drugs. The Madrid Resolution calls for stiffer penalties for those caught cheating, as well as the ability to offer reduced penalties for [...]

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This Week Last Year: Lance Armstrong and a Broken Finger

By on Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

This week last year dealt mostly with Lance Armstrong’s interactions with Dick Pound. First, Lance Armstrong published a letter criticising Dick Pound, who then responded in a predictable manner by rediculing Armstrong. This week last year also included some leaked testimony that alleges that Lance Armstrong admitted to taking EPO. Thankfully, the past year since [...]

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This Week Last Year: Vermont, Complete Running, and Lance

By on Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

There were basically three topics on my mind this week last year. The Vermont City Marathon, the Complete Running website, and Lance Armstrong. I ran the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington over Memorial Day weekend last year. I had a lot of fun. You can read about the Vermont City course, as well as take [...]

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Dick Pound laughs off IOC reprimand

By on Monday, February 12th, 2007 | No Comments

Last Summer, a letter was leaked to the Los Angelos Times that Lance Armstrong had written to the International Olympic Committee. In the letter, Armstrong called for the forced resignation of Dick Pound due to his slanderous public comments and his lack of ethical involvement in athlete affairs as the head of the World Anti-Doping [...]

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Floyd Landis wants a 2nd Tour de France win

By on Thursday, January 11th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Floyd Landis has been in the news a bit lately after he criticized Dick Pound and then announced that he would wants a second Tour victory to replace his memories of his last race. Criticizing Dick Pound is nothing new; he has a history of making ill-informed and innappriate comments. What I find interesting is [...]

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Floyd Landis has been accused of cheating at the Tour de France

By on Thursday, July 27th, 2006 | 3 Comments

One day after news broke that an unnamed rider had been caught doping during the Tour de France, it has come out that that rider is Floyd Landis. His first test sample apparently tested positive after stage 17, when he made an amazing come back following his breakdown the day before. There is no official [...]

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