trust but verify: Saturday Roundup

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Saturday Roundup

News
The CyclingNews reports that even though the CAS said he didn't cheat, UCI rule breaker Alessandro Petacchi has been fired by Milram. Michael Ball is salivating at the thought no doubt since Petacchi will be able to ride as of the end of August. Petacchi's case is just another stunning example of the ineptitudes of the "zero tolerance" principle. Off with his head!

Blogs
Racejunkie covers lots of ground with mentions about the toughness of the "bloody" Giro, Tyler Hamilton's now seemingly plausible "twin defense", and Bjorn Leukeman's "good fortune".

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TBV (also at trustbut.com) kept track of the Floyd Landis doping allegations at the 2006 Tour de France. We stopped posting on 31-Dec-2008.

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What was a daily roundup became an "irregular report" of links with specific Landis interest, with brief comment. We avoided bashing, gushing, or gross stupidity. Unless it was funny.

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"An informational effort that I think rivals the physical effort of a long distance ride, without the fun and exhilaration." (Vemos)

"As always, Trust but Verify has the best coverage, if you want to delve into it." (Doucheblog)

"Floyd Landis: Blog on Landis Doping Allegations" (LA Times [better than nothing])

Total Poindexter Website Prize: to the fabulous geniuses over at trustbutverify, who not only are perhaps the most impassioned defenders of Floyd Landis' virtue beyond only the boy himself, but actually seem to understand the detailed scientific arguments they put out that the rest of us (well, me) are too stupid to even coherently summarize. Floyd, you better be innocent, or you owe these folks a *major* freakin' apology! (racejunkie)

"TalkingpointsBeforeVeracity " (Will@topix, our #1 fan)

"For another solid synopsis of the latest developments check out the always trenchant Trust But Verify site." (JohnnyBaseball)

"For more in-depth daily coverage, go to trustbut.blogspot.com)." (Martin Dugard, author of Chasing Lance)

"Who does awards for blogs? I sense a nomination is in order." (Carlton Reid, of BikeBiz)

"Hands-down champion of full-and I mean full-coverage of this hearing is the blog Trust But Verify. You'll have to have excellent background knowledge of the issues, and wade through page after page of detail to get to anything interesting, but it's raw and unfiltered and all there. The guy who runs the site, a cycling fan from Northern California, began casually providing a clearinghouse for Landis case news nearly 10 months ago, and now he has the haunted look of a man whose life has been hijacked and wants it back. (Loren Mooney, co-author of Positively False, at Bicycling)

"thank you for you balanced look at what is happening with floyd." (Michael Farrington. Green Mountain Cyclery, Ephata, PA.)

"This genuine Floyd basher would like to thank you for the hard work you put into this great resource." (Spinopsys Phil)

" Trust but Verify, the essential clearinghouse blog about the Landis case" (Mark McClusky of Wired magazine)

"if you want the latest news on the Floyd Landis case, Trust but Verify is the go-to site. The author is biased in favor of Floyd (so am I) but the reporting is neutral and comprehensive." (12string musings)

"Great blog. You're tagged. " (BikingBis. Great, more work)

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TBV is personally biased towards Floyd. I think it'll be a better world if he proves his innocence, and some inquisitors meet their own just ends. Interspersed between daily link roundups are pieces of commentary slanted towards understanding what will prove innocence in the discipline proceeding, and what will rehabilitate his reputation in the public eye. Make of them what you will. Agreement with me is not required, though I am right.

Thanks to Free Floyd for the idea, and Groklaw for some inspiration.

PK/Strbuk is similarly inclined.

Bill Hue is a passionate about fairness and justice, and is relatively indifferent to Landis' guilt or innocence

Marc is an American living in Paris.

If someone who leans towards guilt would like to contribute directly, please inform us.

Sharing a diversity of viewpoints is the best way we know of to arrive at the truth.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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