Tom Perilloux
tough times for cycling is correct.
Another eerie Landis related story just hit the wires. His 57 year old father-in-law, whom Landis and he were best man for each other's weddings was found dead of a gunshot wound in his car in San Diego.
Probably unrelated to Landis' troubles, but disturbing nonetheless.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/aug06/aug17news
Landis' father-in-law found dead
By Cyclingnews staff
Floyd Landis' father-in-law, David Witt, has been found dead in his car in a parking lot in North Park, San Diego. San Diego independent TV station KUSI reported that the 57 year-old died of a gunshot wound on Tuesday afternoon. He was found shortly after 3:00pm and was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to Cyclingnews that David's body "is in our facility", and said that the autopsy would be completed today or tomorrow. The SDCME's office would not confirm the cause of death, however.
Witt was close friends with Landis, and introduced him to his daughter Amber, whom Landis married. David Witt and Floyd Landis were also best men at each other's weddings. Witt's restaurant in North Park - Hawthorn's - was filled with Floyd Landis jerseys, old cycling gloves, newspaper articles and other memorabilia, and he and his wife Rose watched Landis ride to victory on the Champs Elysées at the end of the Tour de France.
Although the Witts were upset by Landis positive tests for an abnormal testosterone level, it is not known whether the doping affair played a role in David Witt's apparent suicide.
"He isn't the type who would do this type of thing," David told the San Diego Union-Tribune in late July, when the news first broke of Landis' positive. "Landis has a special gift. His physical endurance is 'way off the charts'. How many other people could cover 900 miles in one week of training? We just want to get through this mess."
Cyclingnews extends its condolences to the family and friends of David Witt.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Rider
To: Clark Ritchie
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Put your urine in escrow
I could have sworn this was a SPAM message when I initially saw the subject line.
It's sad that I was able to figure out the reasoning behind the idea before even reading the content of the email.
Tough times for cycling.
On 8/16/06, Clark Ritchie wrote:
Bruce Schneier is an author, security consultant and cryptographer. I got hooked on Bruce's work years ago and enjoy reading his newsletter and papers.
In his most recent Crypto-Gram, Bruce suggests athletes deposit their urine into an escrow system. The idea is a good one, and based on key escrow systems for cryptography. It might have helped eliminate the theory that his urine was 'slipped a Mickey' after it left his body on stage 17.
Discuss...
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0608.html#4
CLARK RITCHIE
Mt Tabor Series bicycle race
http://www.mttaborseries.com/
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