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Lance Armstrong rides into the present in Oprah Winfrey interview

Like a man coming up for air, Lance Armstrong burst through the surface of his deep and fantastic past to breathe the air of reality during his interview with Oprah Winfrey on the OWN network. Whether those initial gulps of … Continue reading

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Why we should forgive rather than forget Lance Armstrong

Retired professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton’s book The Secret Race documents the doper’s decade of the 2000s when bike racers made a common practice of taking performance enhancing drugs and doing blood transfusion to increase hematocrit counts and raise oxygen carrying … Continue reading

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Did you miss Lance Armstrong’s confession? Here it is.

When the USADA doping investigation that has taken down Lance Armstrong first went public with its findings, Armstrong remained defiant, claiming his innocence in never having failed a drug test in all those years of cycling. That is a mystery, … Continue reading

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Professional levels of running and riding really do have something in common: Doping.

By Monte Wehrkamp with Christopher Cudworth Some stream of consciousness thoughts on running and riding are always being passed back and forth by my riding partner Monte Wehrkamp and I. This morning the following email showed up in my inbox, … Continue reading

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Usain Bolt, Lance Armstrong and the meaning of legend

After Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt finished winning gold medals in the London Olympics 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 X 100 meter relay races, he was asked by an NBC sports announcer to characterize the merit of his accomplishments. Bolt’s … Continue reading

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The yellow tarsnake of the Livestrong brand

“Fuck you, fucker!” the young man yelled out his driver-side window — at me — as he passed going the opposite direction in his silver Dodge Durango. With a bike rack on it. I stopped pedaling and looked over in disbelief. What? Why? … Continue reading

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