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The Electric City Circuit allegations and the potentional for criminal charges

Like many cycling fans, I was astonished and dismayed to read about the Isaac Howe crash during the Electric City Circuit race because inital reports indicated that it ...
On May 22, 2012 / By admin
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Friday roundup – from the sublime to the ridiculous

This past week, we saw the gamut from crazy to awesome and back again during both the Giro d’Italia and the Amgen Tour of California. In typical Twitter ...
On May 18, 2012 / By admin
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Debunking the “accidental-crash” theory from Electric City

Dan Kalbacher (@DanKalbacher) is a blogger, cycling fan, neo-racer, and law enforcement official with a degree in Criminology, Law and Society. He brings a unique understanding of the ...
On May 15, 2012 / By admin
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Why the BOA loss is really a victory for the anti-doping cause

The CAS has finally ruled this last week that the British Olympic Association (BOA) lifetime ban on dopers was in violation of the World Anti-Doping Association Code (WADA), ...
On May 4, 2012 / By admin
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The @UCI_Overlord’s Giro Preview

The Giro. The fight for pink. Ah yes. Wine. Espresso. Biscotti. Pasta Bolognese. Beautiful women. What are my good sensations for this year’s Giro? Well, thankfully, there ...
On May 3, 2012 / By admin
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UCI TotalitarianTour™ for 2013

Since my regretful comments to cyclingnews.com editor Daniel Benson this past fall, and my subsequent retraction of the same this week, I felt it was time the UCI ...
On April 16, 2012 / By admin
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The father and the son

Once there was a little boy who cheered in a field when his hero won the race. So great was his display of emotion that it was captured ...
On April 4, 2012 / By admin
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Collaboration, dialogue and inclusion are not in the UCI vocabulary

Twitter has become the touch paper igniting a flame of discontent concerning how the official governing body of cycling operates. We see hints of the UCI’s standard operating ...
On March 23, 2012 / By admin
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RadioShack-Nissan relationship to Bontrager-Livestrong: more than meets the eye

The Twitter, Facebook, and blogosphere backlash following the announcement of participating teams for this year’s edition of the Amgen Tour of California was refreshing, if only for its ...
On March 13, 2012 / By admin
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The Alex Rasmussen case and why cycling’s ultimate integrity is on the line

Following the conclusions of the Ullrich and Contador appeals heard before the CAS, another case is pending which will have significant implications in cycling’s anti-doping efforts – that ...
On March 9, 2012 / By admin

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