This week last year touched on a whole range of subjects, from weight lifting to drugs to accidental cheaters and how purposefully bonk during a workout. I shared my experience of lifting weights after breaking my ring finger. It had had a week to heal, and while there were no rings that were going to…
Last year, a Spanish raid resulted in the ruined careers of athletes even before any hard evidence ever appeared. For some of the people, such as Jan Ullrich, the investigation had already been dropped. The damage had already been done to his reputation, though, and forced his retirement from cycling. Now, anybody else concerned about…
Rather than writing on different news notes that I have noticed from over the weekend, I thought (for the sake of brevity) that I’d just link to the interesting articles. Saturday evening, I went to the RIT at Bentley hockey game. RIT lost by one point, 7-6. There were probably about 8 or 9 RIT…
Spanish authorities have released a bag of blood captured in the raid in Madrid last year. Jan Ullrich‘s attorneys are trying to keep a saliva sample he gave in September from being DNA tested and compared to the blood sample. The DNA comparison could prove the use of performance-enhancing drugs. But it also could clear…
Last June, Jan Ullrich was one of dozens banned from the Tour de France after being linked to a Spanish doping scandal. The case against him is being dropped for the moment since there is no usable evidence. Ullrich, who says he is innocent, was fired by T-Mobile in July after being linked to the…
Dozens of cyclists have been barred from participating in the Tour de France after being linked to a Spanish doctor charged with illegal doping. Among those being barred are Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso. The suspensions came down from the individual teams themselves. “There are clear guidelines arranged with the riders, which leave no room…