Seriously, all his titles from 1998 to now have been removed, as if he had not competed at all during that period. Lance who?
It is difficult to say what impact this will have on the sport, many speculate that professional cycling will be able to move on and put an end to a crazy period of performance enhancing drug use. Of course there are still plenty of people convinced that this will never happen and that many of the competitors, or their doctors, will continue to cheat the system. Personally I prefer to adopt the "stick my head in the sand and hope it all goes away" approach. This method works for most situations of this nature, in time people will move from this to discussing the TdF course for next year.
Today Anne and I are not thinking about either the Tour course or the drugs charges as we have to concentrate on getting back to Scotland. We are scheduled to fly out of Geneva tomorrow afternoon but will be using an early morning train from Moutiers to get there. I am expecting a long day with luggage, a bike bag and a three year old in tow. By the time we get to Edinburgh airport it will be getting dark and I may be forced to cycle the 20 miles or so back to Anne's parents house as their car is too small for all of us and the road bike. The news gets even better as the forecast is for Baltic temperatures. Ooh I can't wait.
At least when we finally get there I can look forward to discovering the actual route of the 2013 Tour. As it will be the centenary of the worlds largest sporting event I am hoping for an interesting course, and looking at the current rumours it certainly shows some promise.
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