Last week saw some interesting debate around doping and sports achievers, inspired by Jonathan’s post on the start of cycling’s first Grand Tour of the year, the Giro d’Italia. The shift to the Grand Tours usually serves as the catalyst for doping discussions – sadly, few races will go by without a big doping story. Even […]
Doping
Doping, management and inquisitions
It’s been a pretty controversial last 48 hours for US sport, with the revelations that Alex Rodriguez, the owner of baseball’s richest ever contract ($275 million over 10 years with the Yankees) has admitted to using steroids during a period from 2001 to 2003. It means that one of baseball’s great heroes is now tainted with the same […]
The doping dilemma
The issue of doping in sport is (unfortunately) never too far away from the headlines, and as the year winds down, with little in the way of elite sport taking place around the world, it’s a chance to reflect on this controversial topic. That was stimulated by this article, which details the extreme lengths that […]
Doping and athletics
Check in a little later for a post on the Tour de France, and the first big mountain top finish from Monday at Hautacam. Apologies for being a little behind on that one, but I’ll get some comment up on the stage a little later today. In the meantime, I came across this excellent article […]
Success in a pill?
Just a short post today prior to our Comrades Marathon previews and coverage. One of our readers alerted us to a short blog post on the Runner’s World website. It was so ludicrous that it was begging for us to take a look at this and clarify the points. Marketing works In a recent New […]
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