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Blood & Skills

I continue to hear pundits & those involved in ‘skill based’ sports defend themselves against EPO use & blood manipulation … More

cycling, doping, epo, football, sports, tennis

The New Religion

It used to be the case that if you couldn’t explain something, you blamed God, then if anybody came up … More

doping, froome, tour de france

The Drugs Don’t Work

I’ve been through some of these issues before, the phenomenon of the sudden disappearance of the majority of those riders … More

doping, epo

Meet the Schleckers

Fränk & Andy Schleck, the brotherly duo are known to be incredibly close, joined at the hip racing partners, always … More

andy, doping, frank, schleck

FrUnderdog

Much has been said about the meteoric rise of Sky’s stage racing surprise, Chris Froome. We find ourselves asking how … More

chris, clean, doping, froome, tour, vuelta, wiggins

My name’s Di Luca, I live on the 2nd floor.

Twitter breathed a sigh of dis-contentment this week when 2007 Giro winner Danilo Di Luca was seen attacking on the … More

danilo, di luca, doper, doping, giro, luka, suzanne, vega

Geert outa here!

Geert Leinders, the doctor employed by Sky during 2011 & 2012, while previously employed by Rabobank, where riders are testifying … More

brailsford, cycling, doping, geert, leinders, sky
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  • The Silent Bell Of Maillot Mayhem Aug 27, 2020
  • Social but distant. May 12, 2020
  • Tour de Thomas (no, not that one) Apr 10, 2020
  • Lost In Thin Air Jul 15, 2019
  • Ban Asthma Meds, What? May 29, 2018
  • Girospective May 27, 2018
  • Colombians & Manzana Postobon team at la Vuelta Aug 19, 2017
  • The Kingmaker Aug 18, 2017
  • Format, rider, or both? Jul 16, 2017
  • Blood & Skills Jan 8, 2017

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2013 adam blythe aero aerodynamics aluminium bike boardman book brad bradley brian british British Cycling calendar cancellara carbon cav cavendish championship championships champs chris hoy club colombia colombians commonwealth contador cookson cycle cycling cyclists dauphine development doping epo events froome games giro glasgow glasgow 2014 gps hour record jtl katie archibald king of the mountains league madison Mark McQuaid mountains nibali obree olympic omnium pat mcquaid porte position power meter president qualification quintana race racing referendum review road road race road racing rules sc scotland scottish scottish cycling series sky sportive sprinters strava talent tdf team sky time time trialling time trials titanium tour tour de france track trial tt UCI uran velodrome vuelta weight wiggins wiggo wind doping worlds
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