More news then this blogger can handle.

Oh me! oh my! So much news from the peloten where on earth do i begin!!!
DOPING I
I guess with doping so i can get it out of the way. I hate this topic and it pains me to even bring any attention to the subject. U.S. attorneys office has dropped all charges against lance armstrong claiming that he doped during his reign of the tour de france. why is the U.S attorneys office involved you ask? Because Lance's team was sponosred by the u.s. postal service he was technically paid by tax payers dollars. Therefore, IF he was doping he was using government money to do so. my guess is we will never know the truth about whether or not mellow johnny ever cheated or not. on one hand he is the worlds most tested, investigated, and watched athlete of all time with zero failed tests. On the other hand he was the best when all the rest of the best were doping. thats tough math. Either way i took this as good news and hope that the USADA's investigation shows the same results

DOPING II - two paragraphs about it!?!? :'(
ablerto contador (lovingly know as albeefo clenbutador) has been found guilty as charged for use of the performance enhancing drug clenbeutoral during his 2010 tour de france victory (the one where he beat lance armstrong). This has been a messy situation from the get go. i wont give the full history but to sum it up this investigation has been going on for a year and a half now. the original traces found were too small to warrant a guilty verdict, and, albeefo claimed that it must have been a steroid used on the cows which he later ate during the tour de france. the back and forth has ensued and the verdict was returned guilty punishable by a two year ban from proffessional cycling effective july of 2010 (but put into effect this month so really he is only losing 6 months off the bike) but, he has lost his tour de france 2010 victory and his 2011 Giro d'Italia victory as well as numerous other podium finshes. I dont like the guy but if he truly was innocent this must be heartbreaking. but also heartbreaking for andy shleck who is now the official winner in the 2010 tdf. he has publicaly said if he wins this year he will consider it his first win as he intends to win in a sporting manner. (tip of the helmet to you grimplette for your attitude) albeefo we will see you in august probably at the vueleta.

http://cyclismas.com/2012/02/farrar-blasts-garmin-barracuda-signings-and-team-tactics/

now this is a story (read the link above) i love.......something sick about me loves drama and tragedies such as this. now i already think that farrar is the peoltens biggest whiner and excuse maker. and ive really tried to like him especially since he is the only american sprinter. But c'mon girl! how can i deal with you after this. It will be interesting to see how team cuda' gets their act together if they do. But, in the meantime, im going to sit back and hope for more of these public displays of crumbling. oh ya and farrar,good luck in your next lead out i wont be surprised if your teammates give you a brake check 100 ft from the line. As J-Clar said last night farrars good but not good enough to back up these kind of statements. I will admit he is good, AND, hes never had a leadout out train the quality of Cav's, but plenty of guys weasel their way into superior teams trains and ride the highspeed rail to victory. But we shouldnt be surprised, right loyal readers. I did say in my 2012 team breakdown that garmin is too diverse and will have to figure out a way to work as a team in order to get anything done. However, i didnt echo farrar's concerns when i said they were a team of power names. We'll have to wait and see if he's right about who they signed come classics season.

In closing i truly believe that our sport has cleaned up it's act in huge leaps and bounds in the last 5 years. I look forward to a much cleaner and proud future for the pro ranks. It is nice to have these investigations finished and out of the way before going into classics season so we can focus on what matters............man and machine pouring it all out on the tarmac and cobbles just for the taste of victory.

I wish i had time to keep writing and include jan's "ceremonial" suspension cav gettting his first win in world championship jersey and news from qatar but as i said right now there's a TON of news from the peoloten