Billy's Been BLOGGIN' Again: July 2006

Training Ride

Daniel and Fatty are preparing for

a 100-mile bike ride in October.
We rode 35 miles today;

Salisbury to Powellville and back to Salisbury.

Well, That's About It For Me ...

I won't be wasting three weeks of my time watching 198 dopers cheat their way to Paris next July.

Jul 27, 12:21 PM EDT
Tour De France Winner Flunks Drug Test
By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press Sports Writer

LONDON (Associated Press) -- Floyd Landis' stunning Tour de France victory just four days earlier was thrown into question Thursday when his team, Phonak, said he tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race.
The team suspended Landis, pending results of the backup "B" sample of his drug test.
The Swiss-based Phonak team said it was notified by the UCI on Wednesday that Landis' sample showed "an unusual level of testosterone/epitestosterone" when he was tested after stage 17 of the race last Thursday.
"The team management and the rider were both totally surprised of this physiological result," the Phonak statement said.

Way to go Floyd!

Congratulations

to Floyd Landis on winning
Le Tour de France 2006
and to the other 138 riders who completed
the three-week, 2,200-mile (3.600-km) race.

Winning time: 89 hours, 39 minutes, 30 seconds

25 miles per hour (40 km/h)

Not my photo.

Respectfully borrowed in an unauthorized kind of way.

c: Fotoreporter Sirotti

Assateague Island

Photos from a recent bicycle ride:

Did you say 60 mpg?

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