Tag Archives: David Walsh
Lance Armstrong and the death of a romantic dream
(Photo by Tom Raftery, used under Attribution-Share Alike Creative Commons) I watched Lance Armstrong’s first Tour de France victory through a blinding haze of alcohol, in the blazing heat of a summer of celebration in France. I was teaching English … Continue reading
Breaking the wheel: time for cycling to find its Kerry Packer?
I’ve avoided poking the road rash on the rump of professional cycling that is the Floyd Landis case. Nobody has ever thanked the ninety-nine-millionth-and-one person who says “look you seem to have fallen off” while prodding the weeping flesh. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in Doping, Opinion, Professional, Tour de France
Tagged David Walsh, development, Doping, Floyd Landis, future, globalisation, Joe Lindsey, Juliet Macur, Kerry Packer, Operacion Puerto
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