Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
MagillaGorilla wrote:

Pure bull****.

For years she had a history of avoiding races that had testing.

Most races in the US in her heyday, 4-5 years ago didn't have
hematocrit testing. The EPO test didn't come along till later. They did
have hematocrit testing at the Euro races, but she mostly avoided
those.

It was discussed here in RBR. There was a lot of whispering.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.



Not true at all. Montreal had testing. She raced that every year and
won it 3 times. Worlds had testing. So did Sydney Olympics.

There are 2 practical reasons why she never raced in Europe. One, her
sponsor doesn't sell products in Europe. And two, her team didn't have
the budget.





Dumbass -

Do you remember when the RONA team went to Europe and she stayed
behind?


thanks,

K. Gringioni.


Yes. She has raced Fleche Wallonne before (she won it as a 19 year old).
I forget the reason she stayed behind that one time...but it wasn't
because she was afraid of testing. It might have been because of
tendinitis or because the races didn't suit her (flat courses).

She sat out Liberty Classic for that same reason.

But given the fact that USADA only does OOC testing, it's not a
compelling argument.

Magilla