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Explainer / News / Road
The Explainer: When and if to sign that waiver
- By Charles Pelkey
When and if to sign that waiver
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Explainer / News / RoadThe Explainer: Crowded streets can lead to dangerous
- By Charles Pelkey
Q. Dear Explainer, You got some ‘splainin’ to do: “Study Finds Higher Number of Pedestrians Hurt by Bikes.” – Charles
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Explainer / News / RoadThe Explainer: Blood doping’s Achilles’ heel?
- By Charles Pelkey
A reader wonders how and if there might ever be a test for autologous blood doping.
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Explainer / NewsThe Explainer: Who’s in charge?
- By Charles Pelkey
A reader wants to know why Roberto Heras' case is being handled in Spanish civil courts.
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Explainer / News / Road / Tour de FranceThe Explainer: That questionable Tour de France podium
- By Charles Pelkey
That questionable Tour de France podium - Updated list and an important postscript
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Explainer / NewsThe Explainer: Questions about Postal money and Floyd
- By Charles Pelkey
A reader asks about the validity of Floyd Landis' whistleblower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and whether Postal Service sponsorship of
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Explainer / NewsThe Explainer: The biological passport revisited
- By Charles Pelkey
What does the passport do? How does it work? What are its limitations? Can athletes manipulate it?
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Explainer / NewsThe Explainer: Equal treatment for winners and the
- By Charles Pelkey
A reader asks about "podium dudes" while another asks about application of doping rules.
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Explainer / NewsThe Explainer: Questions about the Contador decision
- By Charles Pelkey
After the Alberto Contador ruling, readers offer up a number of interesting questions
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Explainer / News / RoadThe Explainer: Why clenbuterol?
- By Charles Pelkey
A reader wants to know why an unethical athlete would look to clenbuterol for performance-enhancement.


