Yes we can.

Via Rosamond:

Was it really worth it?

There has been a lot of emphasis placed on DNA testing of the riders but this is surely not the only answer. It has some merit with regards to identifying (or clearing) those involved in “Operación Puerto” I suppose, but moving forward its uses are somewhat limited. Cycling needs a real solution if it wants to be taken seriously again.

From my position, there’s not much left to do but conclude that the majority of the peleton (or at least the significant few) are doping and that the Grand Tours are no longer a test of courage, strength, endurance and determination; but a test of pharmaceuticals, masking agents, avoidance, and legal technicalities.

I’ve ditched my France travel plans for next year. The real heroes of the Pro Tour are guys like Jens Voigt, Erik Zabel, Brad McGee and Stuart O’Grady, and that’s all you really need to know.

Don’t hate the players, hate the game. Or something.

I’m going to South By South West next year. I’m so excited I think I might cry. Aussie web nerds please keep in touch so that we can assimilate Texas, Web Directions stylie.

Moving house was as painful as I’d imagined but well worth it. Unfortunately one of the neighbours is a fruit-cake. They left a letter on my car asking me not to park out the front of their house. It’s neither a permit zone or a busy street, they just don’t like walking too far to their front door apparently.

New Years Day (Eat The Beat) at the Espy will be bigger and better than ever. Action kicks off around 2pm. I’m playing some time around 8pm. Get in touch if you need reduced-price tickets.

I finished work on a soundtrack for a short film. It’s showing at ACMI soon. More details as they come to hand.

Finally, it’s the Critical Mass 11th birthday ride tonight. Bicycle advocates and the environmentally-aware; meet at the State Library at 5:30pm.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present, me, tooling around at the train station.

We call it the Wikipedia defense

I wonder if we’ll see more of this in the future? People using their high profiles to enlist a small army of legal assistants, litigation 2.0?

The prize for the most underwhelming piece of journalism on this topic goes to Jon Saraceno from USA TODAY.

It’s not a stretch to think that a dude who listens to Metallica, one who can’t remember how many shots of Jack Daniel’s he slugged back the night before rallying to win, would grab a needle or apply a testicular patch in a moment of desperation.

Results of his “A” specimen added to the “B” sample — with Landis’ vigorous but hollow-sounding defense — add up to “C.” As in Cheater.

So cheesy.

MELBOURNE’S gridlocked peak-hour traffic has slumped to roughly the same speed as a 60-year-old on a penny farthing, our experiment has found.

You can probably pick a few holes in their “experiment”. But it was moderately heart-warming to see this story on the Herald Sun web site. Andrew Bolt must be on holiday or something.

In addition to the time spent in gridlock, it would have been nice if they had mentioned the countless working hours devoted by the driver to paying for:

• The Citylink tolls between the start and end points in the experiment.
• CBD Parking.
• Petrol.
• Paying off a car loan?
• And possibly a gym membership?