
A meticulously organized fountain pen collection is not normally considered a reliable marker for a ferociously competitive professional athlete, but little about Joe Papp conforms to stereotype. Appearing seemingly from nowhere during the Floyd Landis hearings in 2007, the world was introduced to Joe as an expert in athletic doping protocols. Alternately vilified and praised by the global cycling community, Mr. Papp’s patent forthrightness was disarming not only for its explosive content, but also because it stuck a red-hot poker right in the eye of Omerta.*
Most bicycle racers...
Landis persecuted, but Longo venerated by a confused France. The credibility of the anti-doping process hangs in the balance...
Riccardo Riccò‘s career ends with a twelve year ban for doping
Riccò: I feel somewhat "sorry" for him, not apologetically, but rather, knowing how he will probably struggle w/ life in general...