The Alpha Cyclist: January 2013

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Levi Leipheimer joins in unsanctioned mountain bike event despite suspension

BOULDER, Colorado (VN) — Levi Leipheimer may be down for now, but he’s not out.
The American, currently serving a six-month ban from competition for admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs during his career, was photographed Saturday in what appeared to be a mountain-bike race dubbed the Old Caz Hopper, part of California’s Grasshopper Adventure Series.

Levi Leipheimer

This brought up some concerns for the rider, who’s not allowed to race any sanctioned events, per his suspension. Leipheimer said he took part to stay fit but asked to be left off the results sheet of the event, which is unsanctioned.
“First of all, I’m sanctioned and I take that very seriously. I would never jeopardize or do anything to prolong that,” he told VeloNews Monday.
“I know that [organizer Miguel Crawford] puts the results online. I said, ‘Listen, I’m just going to ride along, I’m not going to influence the ride.’”

Levi Leipheimer joins in unsanctioned mountain bike event despite suspension

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Lance Armstrong: Cyclist sued for fraud after two men claim they were 'betrayed' by his books

Two men have filed a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and his book publishers, charging that they were duped by the disgraced cyclist's deceptions that were printed in his writings.

Oprah's book club: The legal cry of fraud in books followed the example of readers who won a $2.75million settlement from literary hoaxer James Frey who, like Armstrong, confessed his deception in an interview with Oprah

Rob Stutzman and Jonathan Wheeler, both of California, claim that the pages of Armstrong's best-selling memoirs are nothing but lies after he confessed last week to systematic doping in a landmark interview with Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey.
The class-action complaint was filed in federal court in Sacramento, California on Tuesday, five days after Armstrong ended years of vehement denial and admitted he had cheated his way to a record seven Tour de France titles through the use of banned, performance-enhancing drugs.

Lance Armstrong: Cyclist sued for fraud after two men claim they were 'betrayed' by his books | Mail Online

Monday, January 21, 2013

Lance Armstrong books headed to fiction section of Aussie library - NYPOST.com

He fooled anti-doping watchdogs for years, but now Lance Armstrong can’t even outwit the Dewey Decimal System.
The Manly Library in Sydney, Australia, is moving all of its books about the disgraced cyclist to where they belong — the fiction section.
“All nonfiction Lance Armstrong titles, including ‘Lance Armstrong: Images Of A Champion,’ ‘The Lance Armstrong Performance Program’ and ‘Lance Armstrong: World’s Greatest Champion,’ will soon be moved to the fiction section,” a sign announced over the weekend.
The move follows the 41-year-old Armstrong’s long-delayed confession last week that he relied on performance-enhancing drugs to place first in seven Tour de France competitions.

Lance Armstrong

For years he lied about taking the drugs but has since been stripped of all his titles for cheating and banned from the sport.
He pleaded for forgiveness during the interview with Oprah Winfrey last week and said he wanted to compete again.
It’s unclear if the Manly Library will spark a worldwide trend of removing books about Armstrong from the non-fiction section trend.

Lance Armstrong books headed to fiction section of Aussie library - NYPOST.com

The Alpha Cyclist strikes again!

The Alpha Cyclist strikes again! He changed his name from Juan Pelota to Lance Armstrong on the popular cycling app Strava. He is making an effort to come clean but he seems to be practicing self defeating behavior. "According to my rivals, peers and teammates I won the Tour de France 7 times." I say champions don't defeat themselves. He's back at square one acting like a rookie. Maybe... try following for a little while.