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Among other suspicious revelations in the news about Froome's Ventoux climb were revelations about Froome's testing history at Sky. In an article in "The Guardian", linked earlier in this thread, it is stated that Team Sky has never tested Froome's V02 max. "Team Sky have never measured Froome's...

If someone wanted to do a really amazing project, you could undertake to map these connections out with some kind of system of overlays. Think of layers of the maps like those for airline routes, where the connections all show up simultaneously. Imagine trying to map out the confessions and...

One of the puzzles about the Hamilton book is Armstrong's relationship with Hein Vebruggen. Is it special? How did Armstrong develop the relationship? The book implies that Armstrong had a special relationship with Hein Verbruggen, which he used to control his opponents, calling in some heat on...

Provocative questions about cycling, sports, and the values they affirm. The Armstrong ethos as depicted by Hamilton and Coyle makes Armstrong out as this Hobbesian figure whose talent is in part an amoral ruthlessness that drives him to win in a “war of all against all.” That view resonates...

Kennf1 has raised the crucial point. Why is Hamilton's book so fascinating? Because it depicts Lance as the ultimate embodiment of the champion bike racer. Isn't the Armstrong ethos exactly what we are supposed to admire in a bike racer? What makes an exceptional rider? He wins the race, no...