Of explosions and doping and Busted Teams (Tees)

August 15th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

First, if you have a Dell Laptop, please step away. This is for everyone’s safety; I don’t need any of your exploding computer infecting my website tubes. It’s nothing personal.

Anyway, speaking of explosions - Floyd Landis’ team is disbanding. The Phonak team is kaput, and the owner, Andy Rihs, is struggling to find another sponsor.

Well, I suppose that makes sense. When your star rider wins the Tour de France, that’s a good thing. A bad thing, though, is when that same rider comes up with two contaminated samples given during his near-legendary ride through the mountain stages.

It probably doesn’t help that your team also suspended two riders right before the Tour for similar doping issues.

“As a passionate cyclist, I am bitterly disappointed that the sport of cycling apparently has become a synonym for doping,” Rihs told the team’s website.

Ahem, Andrew. Andy. Buddy. That kinda seems like it’s, maybe, kinda your fault. Just a hunch, but when you have three people caught doping on your squad in one year - including the FUCKING TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER - there might be an in-house issue you should address. Like, guys, STOP DOPING. Or something.

Good luck on the next sponsor though. Busted Tees, perhaps?

By the way - anyone else think Rihs (pictured) looks like a fatter, balder Bill Murray?