In Sports News …
The ABC reports the two year suspension of Alberto Contador of Spain from cycling and the loss of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro d’Italia wins. Contador will not be eligible for the Olympics or this year’s Tour.
They didn’t buy his story about the steroids being in the meat he was eating during the race.
Alberto, that is Mexico [and probably the US for all we know], not France. The French get upset with people who mess with their food [unlike the US where they get subsidies]
In the world of sled dog racing ‘The Eagle Bites’ –
Mike Ellis and his beautiful Siberian Huskies are out of the race. Coming down Eagle Mike leaned a little to far to steer away from some trees, and got slammed into an ice patch, separating his shoulder. He managed to pop his arm back into the socket, but there is no way he can care for the team with the pain involved, so he scratched at Central. Mike and Sue’s Siberians are acknowledged to be the best looking team in any race.
Dave Dalton is still in, but he got slammed into the ice and was winching from bruised ribs at Central. Water gets very hard below 32°.
Rookie Misha Pedersen had a different sort of problem – one of her team pulled a Houdini on Eagle to look around the neighborhood, and she was put on hold until the dog was located. The musher is responsible for the team, and you can’t check in without every dog that left the previous check point.
There were a lot of people repairing sleds after coming down Eagle Summit.
That’s all of the important sports news … 😈
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When my primary care doc prescribed me steroids for a condition, he said, “Now Steve, you understand using these will disqualify you from participation in the Olympics.” He paused for just a moment, then continued before I could respond: “But it will qualify you for Major League Baseball.” My doc is a genuinely funny guy.
Dog pulled a houdini… LOL! I thought only cats did that!
I see what you mean about these dogs being treated better than some people. Lots of humans get left behind every day …
Nice guy, Steve. My Mother is given them occasionally, and while they help with a specific problem, there are withdrawal problems when the course is over.
Badtux, they are wearing a harness attached to an nylon pulling lead and a collar that is attached to a stainless steel cable system to prevent them from going on their own, and yet, they manage to escape every so often.
People worry about the dogs being in an unfamiliar area, and they worry about the possibility of a creature every bit as capable of killing as a wolf, but isn’t afraid of humans. The Musher is responsible for them. The major reason that mushers scratch after injuries is that they can no longer care for the dogs. There are vets at every checkpoint, but people get first aid. It is all about the dogs.
Cats don’t need the Alaska wilderness to disappear, they can do it in an efficiency apartment – they enter Cat Space at will.