tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post7759366115680396934..comments2023-10-06T03:21:26.130-07:00Comments on trust but verify: Sunday Early RoundupDBrowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17718913310467614671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-25427635160544855912007-07-29T12:12:00.000-07:002007-07-29T12:12:00.000-07:00The "Thought for the Day," about time being an ill...The "Thought for the Day," about time being an illusion reminds me of a note about Einstein in Isaacson's new bio. The man who knew about time and reality and relativity seemed to have known about other important things even in his earliest days...<BR/><BR/>Albert was 2 1/2 years old at the birth of his sister Maria. His parents had explained to him how wonderful it would be to have a baby sister, and how much he would enjoy playing with her. When he was shown his new sister for the first time, his response was to look at her and exclaim, "Yes, but where are the wheels?"lenfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249660262529397236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-45056497087832144602007-07-29T11:23:00.000-07:002007-07-29T11:23:00.000-07:00I think that UCI rather did drop the ball on the R...I think that UCI rather did drop the ball on the Rasmussen situation. Whether this was simply a bureaucratic fouled, or a Machiavellian plot to bring down the Tour I don't know, but if they had followed their own rules, Ras would have not started. There probably would have been some press re that, but not the extent of what we got during the Tour.wscharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580006249706915137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-18113107129332788212007-07-29T11:12:00.000-07:002007-07-29T11:12:00.000-07:00Well, now that the Tour is over, I expect a decisi...Well, now that the Tour is over, I expect a decision on Floyd any day now. They will probably give Contador a couple days to celebrate, then make the announcement. I actually don't think they are that knowingly timing it that carefully, but I would think this was the goal they set for themselves.<BR/><BR/>I think it is good thing that it has taken them this long. As long as they have actually been working on their decision (whatever the distractions may have been), they have hopefully really looked at the science and the ISL violations, which I continue to think would lead them to rule in Floyd's favor.<BR/><BR/>The scandals from this year's Tour are a mixed bag for Floyd's PR. If he is innocent, I think they will make it even harder for Floyd to be welcome at next year's Tour, but also I think he will get even more press time with an innocent ruling, because people will say "Wow, maybe they have made a mistake with Vino (and Rasmussen, although not a testing/science issue) too." If he is guilty, I think it won't get too much coverage, because people will say "Yeah, what else is new?"<BR/><BR/>We'll see. I think the decision will be announced on Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>syiMike Solberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784753552166129987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-61618594007664615262007-07-29T09:37:00.000-07:002007-07-29T09:37:00.000-07:00I'm feeling kind of uneasy about being in the od s...I'm feeling kind of uneasy about being in the od situation of agreeing with Clerc:<BR/><BR/>http://eurosport.yahoo.com/28072007/58/tour-de-france-clerc-uci-officials-resign.html<BR/><BR/>The UCI is long overdue for a shake-up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427604865634964926noreply@blogger.com