Browsing Category Opinion

• View from the Peloton 1

  We need to believe in our value

  It’s been wonderful to see the great debate on women’s cycling gathering pace over the last few weeks. More people are putting the effort and time into entering ...

  On July 19, 2012 / By admin
• Commentary 0

  On Witness Intimidation and “Stop Snitching”

  While this year’s Tour de France moves through the month of July it is not surprising that a doping controversy has again marred the race, although it involves ...

  On July 16, 2012 / By admin
• Commentary 8

  The danger of public relations disguised as nationalistic fervour

  History is littered with examples of government “marketing campaigns” designed to rally a national population behind a cause deemed to be for the “greater good” of that nation ...

  On July 15, 2012 / By admin
• View from the Peloton 1

  Moral absolutes and absolutely immoral people

  It’s July and it’s happened again. I’ve broken myself, we have labelled somebody as the new Eddy Merckx, and a French cycling team have managed to make the ...

  On July 14, 2012 / By admin
• View from the Peloton 0

  Rabid fans vs. righteous riders

  My Da is a very wise man. As I watch stages of this year’s edition of le Tour de France, sadly, his reflections on human nature have never ...

  On July 14, 2012 / By admin
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  1987, Part Nine: We’ll always have Paris

  The 1987 Tour enters it’s final weekend. The Tour Féminin likewise draws to a close. Twenty-five years on, how should 1987 be remembered today? The 1987 Tour de ...

  On July 13, 2012 / By fmk
• Commentary 3

  #unconstitutional

  One of the things the Constitution promises us is that we won’t be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.  It’s in the fifth and fourteenth amendments of ...

  On July 13, 2012 / By admin
• Commentary 23

  The Legend of the 500

  Lance is the most tested athlete, amateur or professional in the history of sport. We don’t know exactly the number but we think it’s around 300 separate tests ...

  On July 11, 2012 / By admin
• Commentary 3

  Rest days, court cases, and arrests

  The world woke up today to another round of rest-day intrigue that made headlines outside of cycling, a romp that technically began Monday night in America where a ...

  On July 10, 2012 / By admin
• Commentary 5

  The impossibility of innocence and the cancer of doubt

  aslongasicycle is the Twitter handle of Nick Hussey, the founder and creative genius behind Vulpine Cycling Clothing. A lifelong cycling fan, Nick shares his very personal feelings on the conundrum ...

  On July 8, 2012 / By admin