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Letters 2002

April 26 - Eurosport, Cipollini, Podium Girl, Marco Absentani, Armstrong's tax problem, Shelby Crit, Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw, Hincapie
April 19 - Cipollini, 30's Classics Club, Eurosport, Paris Roubaix - a touch of sanity, new site design, Armstrong's tax problem, Freddie's "Quiet" Classics Campaign, Sports Crimes, Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw, Hincapie
April 12 - Cipollini, Armstrong's Tax problem, Love the new site design, Lieswyn a class act, Tour of Flanders,, Agilis test, Atrial Fibrilation
April 4 - Cipollini and Paris-Roubaix, Milano-San Remo Live, To the top of the Mont Ventoux, Lance Armstrong Article, Cyclists as second class citizens, Marcel Wust, Atrial Fibrilation, Raybestos Brakes Advertisement , Question Regarding knee patches, Roland Green winning the Canadian Athlete of the year , Lieswyn diary on Valley of the Sun
March 28 – Cipollini, Milano-San Remo Live, 50km Madison Championship, Cyclists as second class citizens, Motorcycle/cameraman, 96 Atlanta Road Team, Baby Boomer, Raybestos Brakes Advertisement, Tour De France , Lieswyn diary on Valley of the Sun, Milano-San Remo Live, Marcel Wust
March 23 – Vasseur comments, Sponsors,Motorcycle/cameraman, Marty Jemison, Baby Boomer, French ministry wants independent doctors for Tour, Michael Howarth crash, Lieswyn diary on Valley of the Sun, Bicycle Racing In Turkey, Course Maps, Vive le difference!
March 14 – VDB, Vasseur, Sponsors, Paris-Roubaix, Superstar Simoni, Race Categories, Thanks for the thrill, What happened to Matt Kelly?, Hernias, David McCann, Lieswyn diary on Valley of the Sun, Michael Howarth crash, Malaysia, politics and the TdL, 05 Orbitel should be out, Bruno Saulet, Winter-summer crossover
March 7 – Cross-over champs, Quick recovery after neck op, Press to blame? C'mon!, VDB & doping, Malaysia, politics & the TdL, Olympic cyclo-cross, Hernias, Paris-Roubaix
February 28 – Langkawi: Saturn responds, Host housing families, Specialized's support of grassroots racing, Russell Mockridge's book, Rest heart rate, Pics of Obree, Olympic cyclo-cross, Nicknames, Hyde Park coppers, Hernias, Speed skaters cross training, Failure of cycling press, Domestiques, David McCann, Clara Hughes at the Olympics, Broken Hips, Recovering from a neck operation
Valley of the Sun special edition, part 2
Valley of the Sun special edition, part 1
February 19 - Valley of the Sun, Langkawi, Pantani on Armstrong, US Postal investigation, NTL Ireland and Eurosport, Rest heart rates, Trash talking, Where's Greg?, Pics of Obree, Domestiques rule, Unusual ad, 800.com eBay sale, Hernias from cycling?, Cyclo-cross Olympics, Nicknames?, Worst team kit, Road rage, Cross worlds TV, Odessa
February 8 - Where's Greg?, Road rage rampage, Team listings, Who's the best climber? Canadian 'cross selection, TV Coverage of Worlds 'cross championships, Worst Team Kit
Vasectomy & cycling - special edition
January 31 – Vasectomy and cycling, Road rage rampage, To edit or not to edit, Worlds selections, Simoni vs Armstrong, ugly kit, reader poll
January 24 - World's selections, About the poll, Acqua&Sapone, Lance & the Spring Classics, Mystery Aussies, Broken Hips
Graeme Obree Special Edition - Letters of support and sympathy for Graeme Obree and his family - Part 1, Part 2
January 18 - About the poll, Cars and Cycles, Canadian athlete of the year, Virenque, Better than Lance, Starting grid at US 'Cross Nationals, The best cyclist
January 10 - Canadian athlete of the year, Virenque, Better than Lance, Starting grid at US 'Cross Nationals, The best cyclist, Boring Tour, UCI points
January 03 - iTeamnova.com, Lance to enter Spring classics, Better than Lance, Respect, Starting grid at US 'Cross Nationals, The best cyclist, Boring Tour,

Letters 2001

December 20 - iTeamnova.com, Lance to enter Spring classics, Better than Lance, Respect, Starting grid at US 'Cross Nationals, Coastal Post, The best cyclist, Boring Tour, VDB , Ryan Bayley, Cadel Evans
December 13 VDB, Lance to enter Spring Classics, Eurosport Cyclo-cross coverage, Boring Tour, I'm better than Lance Armstrong, Coastal Post
December 10 VDB, Lance to enter Spring Classics, Tour Du Faso, Boring Tour, Cycling better than Viagra, Derny Races,Running red lights
November 29 VDB, Lance to enter Spring Classics, Best wishes to Bart,Bad Australian News, Cycling better than Viagra, NESP, Better than Lance
November 22 Transfer News, Great Coverage, NESP, Recovery, Better than Lance, Indoor Trainers, Running Red Lights, Castellan's Dope Farce
November 16 Transfer News, Indoor Trainers, Running Red Lights, Coaches, Golden Age, Wheel Regulation, Worlds Format, Grand Tours Duration
November 12 Virenque, Indoor Trainers, Running Red Lights, Coaches, Golden Age, Wheel Regulation, UCI Points, Worlds Format, Grand Tours Duration
November 1 Virenque, Lieswyn, Ullrich, Coaches, Vuelta at speed, UCI Weights, Wheel Regulation, UCI Points, Hincapie, Podium Girls
October 25 Virenque, Pietrzak, Ullrich World's TT, Coaches, EPO, Millar's TT helmet, Wheel Regulation, Support Vehicles, Botero, Podium Girls
October 17 Virenque, EPO, Ullrich World's TT, Millar's TT helmet, Wheel Regulation, Support Vehicles, Botero, Saddle Hieghts
October 11 Tribute song to Lance Armstrong, Podium Girls, High blood pressure, Saddle Hieghts, Santiago Botero
October 2 High Blood pressure, Saddle hieght, Podium Girls, Vuelta, cycle bashing, Oscar Egg
September 20 Vuelta, cycle bashing, Oscar Egg, Bupropion, climbing times
September 11 Altitude tents, high BP, attacks, Oscar Egg, Bupropion
September 5 Mckenzie & Vaughters respond, climbing times, anti-doping, 1989, Pantani
August 29 Pantani, Vaughters, Where's Cipo?, McKenzie, Velodromes, 1989, Armstrong
August 23 Vuelta, Mercury, Ullrich, Soviets, 1989 again
August 17 Doping, Armstrong, LeMond and The Devil
August 14 Tour, Armstrong, Chemo, Vuelta, Doping, Rooting, & more
August 8, part 2 More about the Tour, and more
August 8, part 1 Tour reflections, chemotherapy, commentary, commercials
July 31 Armstrong, Ullrich, Rous, Hamilton, Drugs, Canada
July 18 Armstrong on l'Alpe, Cycling Manager, food, 35 minutes, commentary, Men's World Cup, Schmoo, van Vliet
July 13 Tour music, commentary, Virenque, Rous on Lelarge, Women's peloton clean? Mt Washington
July 10 Watching the Tour, comparisons, Millar & the media, Rous on
July 7 Tour letters:Watching the finale, Armstrong vs Ullrich, USPS vs Telekom, Aussies, Giro suspects, Euskaltel
July 7 Other letters: Women's peloton clean? "12s", Mt Washington, podium girls & boys, Pro encounters, tyres
July 4 Tour letters: Armstrong vs Ullrich, USPS vs Telekom, Aussies, Giro suspects, Euskaltel
July 2 Armstrong vs Ullrich, "12s", pros, tyres, drugs, bike shop work, podium girls
June 30 Armstrong vs Ullrich, pros, tyres, Voet, Bassons, RAAM, podium girls
June 28 Armstrong, Ullrich & Casagrande, pros, RAAM, sew-ups vs clinchers
June 26 Nandrolone, pro encounters, RAAM, sew-ups vs clinchers, saddle sores
June 23 Antonio Cruz, Italian races, RAAM, saddle sores, tyres, Jeanson
June 21 Watching the Tour, Cipo, drugs, saddle sores, clinchers vs sew-ups, Ullrich, Jeanson
June 20 Drugs, saddle sores, VDB, clinchers vs sew-ups, Frigo, Ullrich, Jeanson
June 13 Part three: Drugs & Giro (lots more), Montreal WC, Giro vs Tour
June 13 Part two: Drugs & Giro (lots), Giro vs Tour, Ullrich, TdF '01, Radios, ONCE on Klein?
June 13 Part one: Drugs & the Giro, Belli, Ullrich, radio TT, Giro vs Tour
June 6 Simoni, Belli, Ullrich, 'Massacre à la chain', radio TT, Giro vs Tour, back surgery
May31 Back surgery, Cipo, Tour vs Giro, TV coverage
May 29 Telekom tactics, Back surgery, Cipo, the Tour, Shaving, Giro, Mroz kit
May 22 Genevieve Jeanson, Scott Sunderland, Shaving, Tour selections, Euskaltel kit wanted
May 15 Genevieve Jeanson, Shaving, The ultimate fixie, Tour wildcard reactions
May 9 Tour wildcard reactions, part one; part two
May 1 Tour de France: CSC & Pantani wildcards, Domo's PR victory, Hincapie, Postal's ambitions, Australian TV, ONCE on Klein?
April 26 Domo's P-R victory, Hincapie, CSC & Pantani in the Tour?, Camenzind, Who suffers most?, Fixies across Asia
April 24 - Domo's P-R victory, Hincapie, Would-be Flahutes, Who suffers most?, Tyre sizes, ONCE TT bikes
April 19 - Hincapie: Stay or go?, Paris-Roubaix, Who suffers most?, Breakages, Tyre sizes
April 17 - Hincapie, Breakages, Women, Who suffers most?, Tour of Sydney, Custom Shoes
April 12 - Breaking bikes, Grass roots, Women
April 10 - Breaking bikes,What is Sport?,Women
April 5 - Sunderland, F&M, What is Sport?, Women, Peugeot jersey
April 3 - Milan-San Remo, What is Sport?, Women, Race Services vs Prize Money
March 30 - Bartoli, What is Sport?, Women, F&M, Chain Massacre
March 27 - Lead outs, Bartoli, Milan-San Remo, Women's Cycling
March 22 - Equal pay for women?, What is sport? Foot and mouth
March 20 - Equal pay for women?, What is sport? Foot and mouth, Book wanted
March 15 - Equal pay for women?, What is sport?, ESPY awards, Actovegin !
March 13 - Equal pay for women? doping, Espy awards, interesting TTs, video wanted
March 8 - TV Coverage, HES, Espy Awards, Foreign substances, Actovegin
March 3 - UCI anti-EPO tactics, Actovegin, moving up, Shorn!
February 26 - Ochoa accident, Actovegin, Cycling as a Skill Sport, Espy Awards, Moving Up, VDB's problem
February 16 - Sandbagging, VDB, sponsors, teams, Pantani, the Espy Awards
February 12 - Sandbagging, VDB, Julian Clark, cherry picking, drugs
February 9 - Sandbagging, cherry picking, doping, US Postal and Kelme
January 30-February 2 - Cherry picking, drugs, US Postal and Kelme
January 24-29 - Linda McCartney, Armstrong's conduct, Actovegin, JCTDU
January 19-23 - TDU TV coverage, Armstrong, Texan law, Cannondale's new bike, Actovegin
January 14-18 - Drugs, TDU coverage, US Postal, Texan law
January 11-13 - Drugs, Virenque, TDU coverage, French media, wooden bike
January 6-10 - Drugs, Coverage of Tour Down Under, books & videos
January 1-6 - Drugs, USA coverage, favourite books & videos

Letters 2000

December 23-31 - Injuries, Drugs, USA coverage, TT
December 19-22 - Quo vadis?, drugs/money, US cycling, TDU, gears, TT's
December 7-18 - US Postal, Trofeo Barrachi, cycling's profile, Baal, wanted
December 4-6 - Videos wanted, Trofeo Barrachi, doping, UCD NORD87
December 1-3 - The profile of cycling, pressure on racers, doping and the Trofeo Baracchi
November 28-30 - Armstrong versus Ullrich versus Pantani, Doping, Pressure, Claude Criquelion, The French Media
November 22-27 - The French Media, Bone Wasting, Doping, Richard Virenque, Gobsmackingly Brilliant
November 18-21 - Doping, Richard Virenque, Bone Wasting, Gobsmackingly Brilliant, Pro Training, Track
November 13-18 - Doping, Richard Virenque, Giles Baudet, Cycling and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Pro Training, The French Media, Marcel Wust
November 11-13 - More on doping, technology and Giles Baudet
November 8-11 - Doping, technology, US Postla and Giles Baudet
November 1-8 - Track World's food policy, Festina Trial and Doping, Lono Hour Record, Technology
October 26-31 - Vainsteins is worthy! The Festina trial; Technology and the Hour; Australia's Track World's no-show; Disappointing 4km Individual Pursuit; Armstrong vs Ullrich vs Pantani
October 19-25 - Vainsteins' worthy; Scott Sunderland; Junior Men; Wilson's Hour & bike rules; 2001 Calendar
October 13-18 - Vainsteins worthy? Italian selection; Tour solution; Andreu dumped? Reactions
October 9-12 - More Olympics: Trade teams; Sportsmen; Fusi; Australian future; Anna Wilson's diary
October 3-8 - Olympics; Where's Bobby? It's not easy; Thanks; Theological link

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