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When the Wheels Come Off a Sport
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/weekinreview/13macur.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
TOMORROW, the American cyclist Floyd Landis, the would-be heir to Lance
Armstrong, steps before an arbitration panel in California to rebut the
charge that his come-from-behind victory last year in cycling's most
celebrated race was a fraud.
If he loses, Landis will become the first winner in the 103-year history of
the Tour de France to be stripped of the victor's yellow jersey because of
doping. The disastrous toll his case has exacted on cycling's credibility -
races canceled for lack of sponsors, teams abandoned by their corporate
underwriters, fans staying home - offers a stark picture of what can happen
when a sport finally confronts its drug problem in a serious way.
...... (see link for rest)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/weekinreview/13macur.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
TOMORROW, the American cyclist Floyd Landis, the would-be heir to Lance
Armstrong, steps before an arbitration panel in California to rebut the
charge that his come-from-behind victory last year in cycling's most
celebrated race was a fraud.
If he loses, Landis will become the first winner in the 103-year history of
the Tour de France to be stripped of the victor's yellow jersey because of
doping. The disastrous toll his case has exacted on cycling's credibility -
races canceled for lack of sponsors, teams abandoned by their corporate
underwriters, fans staying home - offers a stark picture of what can happen
when a sport finally confronts its drug problem in a serious way.
...... (see link for rest)