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Tag Archives: Doping
Icarus (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): The biggest doping scandal in sports history
Bryan Fogel’s documentary film “Icarus” begins with one story and then goes into the other story. While the former is mildly fascinating, the latter is more compelling in comparison, and the documentary wisely lets the latter take the center, as … Continue reading
The Program (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Cycling on a big lie
The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong has a big irony we cannot help but notice at this point. He survived the illness which could have killed him, and he was determined to rise from his bottom by any means … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, Cyclist, Doping, Journalist, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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