After publishing a fantastic ode to cycling earlier this week, The Age takes a downward turn and allows a footy hack writer to pull out the current anti TdF cliches. Similarly, can we look forward to indepth stockmarket analysis by Lawrence Money in Business Day? Actually, on the subject of Business Day, cast your eyes over this cracking read by one Elliot Fishman. Now returning to that Greg Baum piece:

Tour de Farce: Greg Baum
Have drug scandals irreparably damaged one of the world’s greatest sporting events? Greg Baum reports. Earlier this year, New York Times columnist George Vecsey likened bike racing to professional wrestling in terms of its credibility.

Clearly Baum has a pathetically limited knowledge of TdF history, and a objective response to his article has been posted on aus.bicycle. Say, what about the early decades, what with riders openly drinking & having a ciggie? Or the tragedy of Tom Simpson? The tour has always survived, including two world wars and it will survive and evolve past this latest transgression by a selfish bunch of idiots.

Regarding AFL, as a thoroughly disenchanted female fan I’m beyond disgusted at hearing the almost weekly despatches of boofhead antics. Oh they’re footy players, hahaha, pat on the back, minimise their crap behaviour by laughing it off in the meedya. Nah fcuk it, I’m taking my sporting allegiances (and money) elsewhere. Also The Age continues it’s downward trajectory towards tabloid by publishing this online poll about recent Hell Ride issues:

Hell Ride: Should the notorious Hell Ride be banned? Vote online.

To clumsily paraphrase James Balwin, if they come for us at night (or dusk) , they’ll be coming for them early on Saturday morning.