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Floyd Landis and the Magic Water Bottle: Part III

Editor’s Note: Here’s the long-awaited third installment to my series on Floyd Landis and his epic Tour de France and subsequent doping controversy. While I don’t claim to have all the answers, I do have a unique perspective that is … Continue reading

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CAS Refuses to Hear Landis Appeal. Positive Doping Verdict Upheld.

So ends one of the most ludicrous, unfair, illegitimate and biased trials in the history of professional sport. According to CNN, a three person committee meeting in Lausanne Switzerland has issued a 58 page ruling denying Floyd’s request to be … Continue reading

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A Question of Chemistry: a selection from my writings on pharmaco-technology

Way back, once upon a time after I was an athlete for pay but before I was a card carrying geek, most of my intellectual energy was invested in biochemistry, pharmacology, biology and the science of better athletes through chemistry. … Continue reading

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