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Basso Bashing

In a press conference before the start of the first stage of the Giro d’Italia, UCI president Pat McQuaid did not mince words when he addressed the topic of Ivan Basso and his admission to involvement in the Operación Puerto doping affair.
McQuaid made it clear that he has no sympathy for Basso, and will not [...]

It’s Always Lance’s Fault

Two more stories worth your time:

Phil Hersh, the long-time Olympics writer of the Chicago Tribune, has a guilt-by-association column on Lance Armstrong. He concludes that Ivan Basso + Tyler Hamilton + Floyd Landis = Our Boy Lance. Hersh allows Armstrong to point out that the French sports daily L’Equipe “is nothing more than a shill [...]

Has The Rubber Band Snapped?

Remember the first couple of lines of the Grease song, Greased Lightning (c’mon I know most of you just broke out into song)?
Need some prompting…Why this car is automaticIt’s systematic
Systematic…ah there’s the rub.
It was the first word that crossed my mind when I thought about the recent doping scandals.
With an almost religious-like zeal, Dick Pound [...]

Don Vito Basso

Just when I thought that I was out they pull me back in.OK, so Michael Corleone said it, but that’s how I feel these days with these dopey dopers. Now it seems that Ivan Basso says that even though he had planned to blood dope for the 2006 Tour de France, he actually never [...]

Basso Confesses

So, is this the beginning of the end of doping in cycling?OK, so maybe I’m hoping for too much here, but Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso has admitted his part in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal.
Last week Basso quit the Discovery Channel team, which he had joined after departing from CSC last fall. Discovery will [...]

“He Gone!”

As part of my cable “Extra Inning” In Demand baseball package, I get just about every Major League Baseball game. I’m a lifetime Detroit Tigers fan (I can finally admit as much proudly again), and they’ve already played several games against the Chicago White Sox, who have a very homer-istic, annoying annoucing team.
When someone on [...]

OBL Plays The Basso Drum

The Discovery Channel team — George, Ivan, Levi and the boys — have been in Austin this week training for the 2007 season. And yes, Our Boy Lance has been going along for the ride(s).So, here’s OBL on Ivan Basso:”I know that he [Basso] wants to win the Tour. I will make available my time [...]

Say What?

What is it about Italian that just doesn’t translate well?
According to Johan Bruyneel’s Discovery of the year, Ivan Basso, Oscar Periero is the “moral winner” of the 2006 Tour de France. The Spaniard finished second to Bad Boy Floyd Landis, who is accused doping following his incredible Stage 17 victory.
Says somebody translating Basso: “For me, [...]

Mr. Right

Wondering how the 2007 inception of Discovery Pro Cycling will perform with all the recent turnover…wondering if they signed the right guy(s) in the off-season? Well this picture by CorVos for Pezcyclingnews.com kind of speaks for itself, as Ivan Basso is already back to training in full Discovery regalia days after his signing.

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Welcome Back Granny…Race 2 Replace, Finished

Well after another prolonged hiatus, Oude Granny is back. So what has Granny been stewing up since his last post?
Let’s start with some thoughts on Basso to Discovery. This whole year has been about who might replace LA, not only as the boss of the peloton, but also as the head of [...]