One example of a cyclist who used win rhetoric is Tammy Thomas. She was mentioned in Macur’s first chapter as ferociously denying her doping allegations, but after I looked her up, it was clear that she used dope. She looks like a different person before she started cycling, yet, it being so obvious that she doped, denied it heavily. This is an example of win rhetoric because she convinced herself and other people that she was innocent and an ethical cyclist, yet she was exposed after drug tests revealed she had indeed used dope. Another example is Armstrong and his coach Carmichael, who denied doping and went out of their way to attack people who tried to expose them. The example that Tygart gave of when Carmichael nastily insulted a woman who tried to expose Armstrong for doping was overdone, and Tygart’s suspicions of Armstrong became even higher because his coach tried so hard to subtly steer the attention away from a guilty Armstrong, and instead put the focus on the prosecutor. This is an example of bad win rhetoric, because he went too far with his insults and made Tygart suspicious.

I give my speech a B minus. I was excited about the topic I was delivering, but I didn’t feel that enthusiastic once I got up there. I think its because I wanted to go first and get it out of the way, but realized that I felt more pressured, even though I know everybody in the classroom. I had some things in my head to encourage and motivate people to get outside more, but I didn’t say them because I guess I was nervous and rushing, but wish I did because I didn’t feel that I was all that inspirational which was my goal. Anyway, I hoped at least someone was inspired to go to some of the places I mentioned.

Hello everyone, Im first so Ill try to make this good. I chose today to  share some good places to take your bike in the bay area. If you have a bike and don’t know where to go, or don’t have a bike because you don’t know where to go, then my list will help you. This is also just a list of places around the bay that you should all go to, but this presentation had to be bike incorporated so Ill just say that you should bike to and around these places. Anyway, the first place on the list is somewhere we’ve all been and know: Golden Gate Park. Its right by our campus, its beautiful, and has tons of hidden beauties inside of it such as a labyrinth, an enclosure of buffalos, and lots of beautiful gardens and places to relax, so go check them out! Second is another place we all know: Golden Gate Bridge. Its an international landmark and debatably the most iconic bridge in the world. Its just something I think every Bay Area resident should do to say they’ve done it, and my personal recommendation is to either go at sunset or in the morning when the fog rolls through. The third place is called Crystal Springs Regional Trail, and is about a thirty minute car ride away. Its a leisure ride along a huge reservoir, and theres plenty of places to hang out in the grass, so I recommend having a picnic there or just strolling along the reservoir on the path. The next place is the last leisurely ride on the list, and its called the East Bay Bike Trail. Its about a thirty minute care ride away, south of San Francisco, and is a carless bike trail that connects San Francisco and Oakland. You can bike across the bay and the views are incredible and its very relaxing and satisfying. Go do it. The next couple places are for the mountain bikers and thrill seekers in the room (Benny). There are awesome mountain biking trails in Marin County, such as China Camp State Park and Mount Tamalpais. They both cost a couple bucks to ride in, but the views are the best, from the top of these mountains, and they are well worth the work. Also, if you want to check out other places, ask Professor Hunt because he knows them all.

Thats all I have for you guys today, but I recommend checking some of these places out and also finding new places to ride in. As Nikki said in her speech about how biking can cure anxiety, I believe that exploring nature and being active does too, so go out and bike through these beautiful places and enjoy yourself. Thank you guys.

A. If you’re like me, you love to explore, and find beautiful places to explore

1. The Bay Area is full of amazing views and exotic nature
2. Today, I compiled a list of some cool places that are awesome to go to, especially if you have a bike
3. Bikes can help you get around quicker and cheaper, so you could explore all of these places if you wanted to
4. In my list, I’ll tell you about places that you should go on an easy ride for pleasure, and places that you can go for a more intense ride, which tends to pay off more in terms of finding a great view
5. I definitely recommend going to these places with a bike, because you will enjoy it

B. Without further wait, the first place to bike in the Bay Area

1. I want to start with places that we all know
2. Golden Gate Park – we’ve all done it, and if you remembered, you had a good time. Why not go there again? The park is full of hidden beauties, such as the buffalo enclosures, a beautiful labyrinth, and amazing gardens, so go find them on your bike!
3. Golden Gate Bridge – It’s so beautiful and the views are amazing from the bridge. It’s an experience that everyone person should have, and if you can why not?
4. Crystal Springs Regional Trail – It’s a more or less flat ride, along a reservoir so you can hang out anywhere, have a picnic, and relax by the water.
5. East Bay Bike Trail – This trail is a car free bike trail that connects Oakland and San Francisco. How awesome would that be?
6. For a more intense ride, check out Marin county bike trails. In Marin there are multiple places to have an awesome mountain biking experience, such as China Camp State Park, and Mount Tamalpais. They are a tough ride, and cost a couple bucks to be able to do this, but the views are worth the work.

C. There are plenty of other awesome places to ride your bike, these were just a few of the ones that interest me the most. As Nikki told us about how biking can help cure anxiety, so can being active and exploring nature. I definitely recommend going to some of these places and also finding new places to go. Thank you!

I want to examine the usefulness of bicycles as transportation in lower income neighborhoods. It would be interesting because in many movies, music videos, and in my personal experience have seen them be used by lower income people in cities such as Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco.

In this speech I talked about Lance Armstrong, his use of performance enhancing drugs, and the use of performance enhancing drugs month other professional cyclists. I didn’t have a ton of statistics, which might have made the audience feel a bit un trustworthy of me. In other words, I should I have given more statistics demonstrating the amount of doping that goes on in the world of cycling, and should have said where I found this evidence, which I did not do. I also think I could have made it a bit more entertaining, and maybe gotten the audience involved more, or atlas had some sort of activity that made the audience participate and engage more. I couldn’t tell if everyone was interested or not, but I thought maybe they would have been if I could have spoken a little bit more confidently.

Hey everyone today Im going to talk to you about the use of  performance enhancing drugs in professional cycling, and more specifically Lance Armstrong and his involvement with them. So how many of you know who Lance Armstrong is? Cool, for those of you who don’t he is a former professional road racing cyclist who won’t 7 Tour De France’s in a row, which is a record and that is the oldest, international, and most prestigious cycle race in the world. He was a professional cyclist who had some achievements, but in 1996 he tested positive for testicular cancer, which he beat, and 3 years later won his first of 7 consecutive Tour De France’s. Throughout this time period, from 1999 to 2005, he lost many friends and forged many terrible relationships because of his use of performance enhancing drugs. Many of his teammates tried to turn him in, but he threatened them and insulted them and called them traitors until they backed down, but one man didn’t care and was able to launch a full fledged investigation, and it even became a federal investigation, given the severity of the issue. It got to a very bad point in Armstrong’s life where he had lost too many friends and the lies had become too much, so in 2013, as a guest on Oprah, he confessed to using performance enhancing drugs during all 7 of his Tour De France victories, as well as before he tested positive for cancer. As a result, he was stripped of all of his Tour De France medals, and forever banned from racing professionally. It is a shame because he was an idol to so many people and such an inspiration for beating cancer and accomplishing what he did.

Armstrong isn’t the only cyclist to dope though. From 1998 to 2013, 12 Tour De France winners have been linked to doping, and during these years 65% of the top ten finishers have been linked to doping. Many other cyclists use performance enhance drugs, so many that cycling organizations have implemented new and ore extensive drug tests that can detect the use of performance enhancing drugs, but they cannot detect blood transfusions which is also very common. Hopefully even more measures are taken to prevent the use of these drugs so that cycling can recapture its true spirit and the sport will once again have integrity, and those who work hard will see the results. Thanks for listening and I hope you guys learned something new today. Any questions?