Archive for the 'Cycling' Category

The Breakout of Floyd Landis’ Results in the Anti-Doping Scandal Make Cycling Fans Confused and Divided

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

by Ally White
Never has a sport, or its participants been under such a strict inspection for doping as professional cycling is now. Even though time has passed since Floyd Landis was striped of his title as cycling’s greatest champion after two of his urine samples showed an unusually high ratio of testosterone, the cycling authorities […]

Tour de France 2006…momentous

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

By Camilla Mancini 

The 93rd Tour de France was thrilling and unpredictable until the end. This excellent test for professional cycling teams finished last Sunday, July 23th after three weeks of races which covered 3,653.6 kilometers (2,270 miles).
The Tour was won by the American Floyd Landis, despite a degenerative right hip that will require replacement surgery […]