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Worlds Collide CX Saturday August 25th, 2007 At the Wasatch County Fairgrounds – Heber, Utah

The Utah Cyclocross Season Opener!

Roadies, mountain bikers – this is your chance to throw down with the Utah Cross Crowd, among the best in the country!

Do you have what it takes to cross?

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AAARGH!!!

AAARGH!!!!

The lady accepted the other offer! The other buyers are offering CASH! Where do 20 year old kids get $125K CASH????

Sigh … The search goes on.

Wow …

Just made an offer on a condo in Cottonwood Heights.

Wish me luck that a) my offer is accepted, and b) I can get it closed as quickly as the seller would like.

A very quick Poetry Friday

Dope-Ku

Blood, testosterone, E.P.O. and cortisone, Doping in the Tour.

Copyright © 2007, Steven L. Sheffield

More doping …

From CyclingNews.com:

One week after the doping news from T-Mobile’s Patrick Sinkewitz and one day after the Vino-bomb, and the third doping story surfaced to ruin the Tour de France.

A rider that was currently in the Tour de France peloton had tested positive for testosterone, a banned substance that plays a role in enhancing [...]

Holy Crap!

I’ve been calling for it, but I never expected it to actually happen!

From VeloNews:

Yellow jersey wearer Michael Rasmussen was sensationally kicked out of the Tour de France by his own Rabobank team, the Dutch outfit revealed on Wednesday.

Despite the contoversy stirred up by Rasmussen missing four pre-tour doping tests, the Dane had [...]

Oh dear god …

From VeloNews:

Vinokourov tests positive; Astana withdraws from Tour

Vinokourov tested positive for homologous blood doping after his time trial win on Saturday

Double stage victor Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) learned Tuesday that he had tested positive for homologous blood doping following his victory in Saturday’s individual time trial.

Vinokourov and his Astana team have reportedly [...]

More Arse-ficken

Interesting thing … I just finished reading David Walsh’s newest book, From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France.

In the Author’s Note (after the Epilogue):

Four years ago, I traveled to Milan to meet a young American who had recently moved from Colorado to Italy. He told a [...]

Cycling, religion and faith.

A few weeks ago, I got a Madonna del Ghisallo medal from Aquinas and More Catholic Goods online.

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Contador!

I’ve never doubted Michael Arse-ficken’s climbing abilities, so his performance today on the final climb to Plâteau de Beille is not surprising … but Alberto Contador is freakin’ amazing!

Sure hope that Levi doesn’t harbor any ideas that he is still the team leader for this Tour, because Contador is definitely looking stronger, even if [...]