OK, so Papp has admitted selling EPO and other drugs to many, many riders. And then the amazing Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli misses a date (or 3) with the whereabouts cops. That's not good. And then Papp implicates Longo's husband - and then they both deny, deny, deny. As you would. And they are - indeed - unproven allegations. And - again - she has not been caught in a drug test either. So some of this is just hearsay. Interesting hearsay though.
I have always admired Longo - and her now long-retired arch-rival Maria Canins for that matter. (Longo and Canins dominated women's bike racing for so long. Epic stuff worth looking up.) Longo's about my age (which is really quite young in an older kind of way) and yet has kept at a ridiculously high level for what seems an inordinate number of years. She has just kept going (whereas I never reached my peak and have declined steadily ever since). Good on her. But there are many who would see this longevity and sustained high-level performance as a sign of possible "cheating". No-one would deny that she has a remarkable record. I wonder what her biological passport could tell us?
Aside from all of that, what Longo-Ciprelli actually has to answer here is why she messed up her whereabouts. Does she have a good enough excuse (unlike Chicken Rasmussen)? Interesting also that she reportedly doesn't use or own either a mobile phone or a laptop. (Wonder if by 'laptop' the journos mean 'PC', or does she have one or more of those?) I imagine the point is that she wouldn't be able to readily update her whereabouts given her "secluded lifestyle". Mind you, that's her choice and she has to work around that, doesn't she?
Sad it may be, especially if it ends her career so badly - but as the cliche goes, rules are rules...
Papp Reportedly Sold EPO To Longo's Husband | Cyclingnews.com
I have always admired Longo - and her now long-retired arch-rival Maria Canins for that matter. (Longo and Canins dominated women's bike racing for so long. Epic stuff worth looking up.) Longo's about my age (which is really quite young in an older kind of way) and yet has kept at a ridiculously high level for what seems an inordinate number of years. She has just kept going (whereas I never reached my peak and have declined steadily ever since). Good on her. But there are many who would see this longevity and sustained high-level performance as a sign of possible "cheating". No-one would deny that she has a remarkable record. I wonder what her biological passport could tell us?
Aside from all of that, what Longo-Ciprelli actually has to answer here is why she messed up her whereabouts. Does she have a good enough excuse (unlike Chicken Rasmussen)? Interesting also that she reportedly doesn't use or own either a mobile phone or a laptop. (Wonder if by 'laptop' the journos mean 'PC', or does she have one or more of those?) I imagine the point is that she wouldn't be able to readily update her whereabouts given her "secluded lifestyle". Mind you, that's her choice and she has to work around that, doesn't she?
Sad it may be, especially if it ends her career so badly - but as the cliche goes, rules are rules...
Papp Reportedly Sold EPO To Longo's Husband | Cyclingnews.com
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, who has an incredible 59 national and 13 world titles to her name, has become entangled in a headline grabbing doping investigation. Just a few days after it was announced that she failed to provide appropriate information on her whereabouts three times within 18 months, risking a two-year suspension, reports in French newspaper L'Equipe suggest that Longo-Ciprelli's husband and coach bought EPO via the internet.Papp Pleads Guilty To Distributing Drugs | Cyclingnews.com
Joe Papp, an elite-level cyclist who testified for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in the 2007 Floyd Landis case, pleaded guilty today in a Pittsburgh federal court to two counts of conspiracy to distribute performance enhancing drugs.Longo In Hot Water With AFLD | Cyclingnews.com
French veteran risks suspension after missed doping control
Jeannie Longo may have ridden her last professional bike race, after the French Cycling Federation (FFC) announced its intention to start a disciplinary procedure for twice giving insufficient whereabouts information and once missing a doping control earlier in the year.
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It's not hearsay and there is authenticated evidence that implicates Ciprelli. Just wanted to clear that up...but I'm not a lawyer anyway. Cheers.
I did say "some of this is hearsay" but I take your point. I'm not a lawyer either.
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