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.
Haters gonna hate, dopers gonna dope, Froome gonna Froome
What can I say? I made a mistake. I’m only a simple, error-prone human. I knew, even as I wasContinue Reading
50 shades of grey areas
I’m quite a precise person. In a world of chaos I like a bit of order and good grammar. IContinue Reading
Poking the Team Sky Bear
In the world of corporate-speak there is a phrase: “I think it might be time for us to poke theContinue Reading
