Meteorological doping
If you’re a cycling fan it’s very likely you know your way around the terminology of performance enhancement. From brandyContinue Reading
Tag: Doping
Doping royalty and the language of denial
It’s been a great (or should that be terrible) few days for that niche area of the English language: theContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 8: the genius of Alejandro Valverde (with caveats)
The easy option would be to describe Alejandro Valverde as a “Marmite” cyclist. But that would be playing right into the hands of the marketing people at Unilever, who have us evoking their product every time we encounter a thing that provokes a response in people, one way or another. Those clever bastards.
Chris Froome and the tangled web of medical admin
We cycling fans now have a working knowledge of exercise induced asthma and a pretty good understanding of the effects of salbutamol. We even have such a deep understanding of the composition of Chris Froome’s urine that, if we close our eyes, we can almost taste it.
