In today's ridiculous Tour de France news (no spoilers for today's stage), a rider who has already withdrawn from the race tested positive for high levels of testosterone in a sample taken in early June.

The rider is out of the race because he crashed into a seventy-year-old spectator *after* a stage while riding to the hotel. He broke his nose and had to have jaw surgery. The pedestrian went into a *coma*, which he has since come out of.

The rider's team suspended him after the test results. German television is now boycotting coverage of the race.

Okay, that is ridiculous.

Even in the movie

Emily, you are so very much correct. It did my 'shipping heart well to see that almost every scene involving Remus had him *plastered* to Sirius's back, as if he couldn't stand not being close to him. sighs, wipes a tear

Dude, even I don't venture into HP fandom without clipping on a safety harness first.

shrift speaks words of wisdom. Of course, I won't read any fic unless it's recc'd, but I'm twitchy like that.

How were Germans involved in the scandal? Rider? Coma patient?

In today's ridiculous Tour de France news

AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I love my bicycle men! They're like the crackiest crackfic fandom ever, only, you know, not fic!

Resultswise, another totally random stage winner! And yesterday's dude made Rasmussen look fat. Which... yeah.

eta: ita, German rider (and team, I think). No idea about the spectator.

Maybe the Germans decided that they can no longer go on pretending that it's a legitimate sport?

How were Germans involved in the scandal? Rider? Coma patient?

The team (T-Mobile) is German, as is the rider.

Wait, so why are the Germans boycotting? Or are they just embarrassed?

Sorry, I forget how crazy the whole team thing is if you don't watch the race.

The only American team is Lance Armstrong's former team, which used to be sponsored by U.S. Postal, and is now sponsored by the Discovery Channel group.