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The Session: Days of the Dope
Welcome to the Days of the Dope. Really, every day, it’s more doping news. There’s the Contador decision. Which, if you've been underwater for a week, led to a two year ban and the loss of his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia titles for Contador. But don't be sad, he'll be back racing...
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Muppet Babies, Disconjoinment, Risky Zippers, and More! First, there were Muppet Babies and Scrappy Doo. Miniaturization of our heroes (what, you’re saying Muppets taking Manhattan wasn’t heroic?) continues with National Champion Babies! Double Belgian champ Philippe...
The Session: A Year in the Rearview
Over at The Awl, one of my favorite places to wander over for a read, they're writing a series of stories imagining the end of the world, on the premise that 2012 is truly the end of times. My favorite so far: Going To Zero. Would we race bikes in the end of times? No doubt we would, though...
Tour de France Gossip! Dog Years and Cathedrals in Bakersfield
There’s real time, then there’s Tour time. In real time, yesterday just happened. You might even remember what you had for lunch, where you went on your bike ride, and what color shirt you wore. In Tour time, each day grows in length, so that three days may as well be three years. It’s like...
Tour de France: Likely Stories
Watching the Tour de France is like digging into a good summer beach novel. At its best, the Tour offers us stories within stories entwined into a scrumptiously thick narrative of cycling goodness. The multiple narratives and constantly changing characters are what make the grand tours so...
Giro Gossip: Arrivederci Italia!
What?! It’s over?! Yes, the Giro has come to an end for another year. But don’t be sad, we’ll get to do it all over again next year. In the meantime, here are a few last words on this year’s Giro. Rarely does every stage of a grand tour bring the excitement. There are always stages that...
The Mortirolo Plays King-Maker, Tomorrow It's Gavia Day
I think it was the hat. Ivan Basso today rode into the Pink Jersey with the help of a few friends. Vincenzo Nibali, stiletto sideburns aside, rode perfectly in support of Basso’s ambitions, and his own. For Nibali now sits third in the general classification, a very nice prize for the young...
Giro Gossip: Mountains of Unusual Size
In this edition: There will be suffering. The waiting is over, the sprinters have had their final chance to play, it’s on to the high mountains and the finale of this year’s Giro d’Italia. Could this race have been any more fun? I’m having a hard time imagining how. Really, I’d like it to go...
Giro Gossip! Overturning the Tables
In this edition: Climbing is hard. It just keeps getting better and better, this Giro. In two stages this weekend, the race reinvented itself again as Team Liquigas took control of the proceedings and won back-to-back mountain stages. Arroyo clings to the race lead, but is losing ground with...
Giro Gossip: Cat Fight!
In this edition: The new normal and a bout of fisticuffs. The Giro d’Italia heads into the mountains this weekend. "Now the real Giro begins," to borrow a line from Gilberto Simoni. What? After the rain-drenched stages to Montalcino and l’Aquila, we still haven’t seen the real Giro? In...
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