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steroids // Posts tagged as "steroids"
A very different view on anti-doping
Le Tour de France has now passed us by, although news from the cycling world is still coming thick and fast as rumours abound about who might and might not move to the new Team Radioshack in 2010. Also, the million dollar question is where will Alberto Contador ride in 2010? So many questions remain about Astana’s […]
The Mitchell Report at a glance
Former Senate majority leader George Mitchell’s report on drug use in baseball was released on Friday afternoon, and sent the pundits and talking heads venting over the airwaves this past weekend. It is a behemoth of a report at 409 pages, and for all of those with some spare time this holiday season, you can […]
Drugs in sport – could it possibly be bigger than we thought?
In a , we discussed three MAJOR doping stories of the last week, and how we seem apathetic to them. First, Floyd Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour title, then Michael Rasmussen returned a “non-negative” result during the 2007 Tour, and then perhaps the biggest sports drug bust in history went down in the […]
Drugs in sport – our apathy reveals the state of the sport
Two days ago, we on running technique to bring you news of a massive steroid bust, named “Raw Deal“. Incredibly, this story barely reached South Africa, and certainly didn’t make the impact that it should have, given the numbers, and the possible implications of this operation. Of course, it may yet do so, if WADA […]