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Armstrong parts with Catlin

Armstrong parts with Catlin

Lance Armstrong has decided to part company with Don Catlin, the doctor intended to conduct an individual anti-doping programme with him during 2009. Consequently, the proposed comprehensive, individual programme will proceed under the guidance of Ramsus Damsgaard, the man responsible for Astana’s internal anti-doping efforts.

Bill Stapleton, Armstrong’s long-time agent and [...]

Take a hit, lose your job.

Phelps suspended from competition, dropped by Kellogg – CNN.com

(CNN) — Olympic hero Michael Phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on Thursday — just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong.

USA Swimming, the nation’s governing [...]

Jonathan Page cleared

I think this is the first time that USADA has agreed with a rider that there were mitigating circumstances for missing a test, instead of banning a rider and having to be taken to arbitration.

VeloNews | Jonathan Page cleared | The Journal of Competitive Cycling.

Former U.S. national cyclocross champion Jonathan Page has been [...]

Oh, the irony …

Does anyone else find it ironic that USA Cycling charges people $35.00 for the “privilege” of sitting on a start or finish line and listening to people complain, for pay that is barely above minimum wage, and forces them to wear a uniform at the same time?

No wonder most of the local associations are [...]

Armstrong transparent?

Remember when Lance Armstrong announced his comeback, back in September, and indicated that Don Catlin would be doing a lot of testing and posting results and how visible everything was going to be?

Well, today I came across this article on Bikeradar.com; from the same people that bring us Cyclingews.com and ProCycling magazine:

Armstrong’s [...]

Let the witch hunt begin …

Blood tests show 23 “suspect” riders – Yahoo! Eurosport UK

A programme to create biological passports for professional cyclists, giving details of their blood analyses, has revealed 23 riders with suspect samples, the International Cycling Union said.

UCI Anti-Doping manager Anne Gripper said 1,500 blood samples on 854 riders had been analysed since January and [...]

Follow-through

You know you’ve got issues when even your therapist is bugging you about starting to date again …

But it’s like this; I’m scared. I’m scared to death of repeating the same mistakes that I made when I was married. I’m afraid that I will still not be able to open up and share who [...]