Paramount Pictures and JJ Abrams have bought the film option on a yet-to-be-published book by New York Times writer Juliet Macur called Cycle Of Lies: The Fall Of Lance Armstrong. Macur covered Armstrong for over a decade for the paper. No word yet on who will play the sociopath cyclist, but it probably won’t be [ more... ]

I will not be watching the human garbage known as Lance Armstrong on Oprah today, but I will take great joy in reading about his downfall in all the newspapers shortly after the interview airs. (Though it is stretched over two days, so we’ll it’ll be a drawn out joy). One good bit of news [ more... ]

Is there anyone taking more joy in Lance Armstrong’s downfall than me? Hard to say. Though I hope everyone finds a little joy in this now hilarious, once iconic Nike commercial for Lance that came out in 2001. Oh, and I’m sure you heard Nike dropped him from their roster? I’m sure that was a tough decision. Kicking a washed up athlete to the curb after you got all his tour wins out of him. Way to take the moral high ground Nike, though I’m still not sure how you feel about dog fighting.

So what other companies have also dropped Lance? Trek, Giro, FRS, Honey Stinger, Michelob Ultra, and RadioShack.

via Deadspin

The New York Times put together an excellent interactive graphic that shows every rider who’s been implicated in doping and finished in the top 10 slots over the past 15 years. These guys have tested positive, admitted doping, or been sanctioned. The year 2003 is especially good for clean riders:  the 5th spot would move [ more... ]