Monthly Archives: October 2007

Floyd Landis and the Tour de France as epic

The Tour [is an] epic [which] expresses that fragile moment of history in which man, however clumsy and deceived, nonetheless contemplates through his impure fables a perfect adequation between himself, the community, and the universe. — Roland Barthes. The excitement was palpable as the group tumbled out onto the narrow street. There was a visceral …

October 18, 2007 – 7:45 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Classic Stages, Doping | Comments (5)

Hemingway’s grimpeurs

Ernest Hemingway was a great fan of sports, most notably bull fighting and fishing. He also followed cycling, particularly the 1920s six-day races in Paris, which – along with horse racing – were among his pastimes chronicled in A Movable Feast. Hemingway was well known for his obsessions with different sports and other activities, learning …

October 6, 2007 – 12:35 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Classic Stages, Climbers | Tagged | Comments (6)