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Once again, Freddy the Frog shows himself to be smartly attuned to the context in which Longo's case was handled in France, something that her supporters are in total denial over, refuse to acknowledge or otherwise try to obfuscate.
Longo got off on a legal technicality and because the dominant faction in the FFC did not want to crucify both her and Ciprelli now. But they are ok with the idea of Longo retiring after the Olympics next year, no matter what happens to Ciprelli as a result of the ongoing FFC investigation.
My own expert on the matter wrote me 11 days ago to expect this result (though it still smarts to see Longo go free despite her committing what would've been anti-doping violation had she not had the special privilege of being French). He said then:
"I feel that FFC is ready to "kill" Ciprelli but she's [FFC] afraid about Longo, who is a very popular personn in France, closed to the President Sarkozy himself. They're trying now to let her finish her career at the Olympic Games...."
So Longo is cleared of an anti-doping violation based on whereabouts violations because of a technicality in French law. Bravo for her legal team. The case against Ciprelli continues. Oh, and to clarify, the FFC did receive all of the pertinent evidence along with a sworn affidavit - but this was not considered in deciding her guilt it would seem, a question that turned exclusively on the screw of a difference b/w French law and the rules we are subject to as athletes in registered anti-doping testing pools. As cyclingnews.com explained:
"At odds are the rules of the cycling federations and anti-doping agencies versus the laws of France. Under sporting regulations, Longo would have an open-ended inclusion for out-of-competition testing once an athlete has registered for the testing pool. Unless otherwise notified that an athlete has opted out of testing, then their eligibility would remain indefinitely.
French law, however, as of April, 2010, states that sporting federations in France need to notify an athlete every year that they're included in an out of competition anti-doping testing pool. Longo's lawyers argued that since she wasn't notified last year that she was still in the targeted group then the three missed tests are a moot point, a perspective accepted by the FFC disciplinary committee today."
Strange then that Longo WAS still submitting whereabouts if she didn't think she was in a testing pool. Those whereabouts must've been false ones...but irrelevant false ones in the end nonetheless.
Now if Ciprelli is exonerated, then I will join Landis out behind the car wash, because that would be just too much.
Freddythefrog said:Ask yourself why. She didn't want it. The Federation didn't want it. This whole "investigation" was more BS.
If the French Federation did want to find out if JL doped they would have asked the Feds in the USA for the evidence parcel on Joe. But they probably knew already and probably had known for years. See post 178.
As so eloquently put by "Just some guy" - "no wonder this sport is in the toilet."
Curtain comes down. All actors exit right. LA's legal team will be whopping with delight.
Once again, Freddy the Frog shows himself to be smartly attuned to the context in which Longo's case was handled in France, something that her supporters are in total denial over, refuse to acknowledge or otherwise try to obfuscate.
Longo got off on a legal technicality and because the dominant faction in the FFC did not want to crucify both her and Ciprelli now. But they are ok with the idea of Longo retiring after the Olympics next year, no matter what happens to Ciprelli as a result of the ongoing FFC investigation.
My own expert on the matter wrote me 11 days ago to expect this result (though it still smarts to see Longo go free despite her committing what would've been anti-doping violation had she not had the special privilege of being French). He said then:
"I feel that FFC is ready to "kill" Ciprelli but she's [FFC] afraid about Longo, who is a very popular personn in France, closed to the President Sarkozy himself. They're trying now to let her finish her career at the Olympic Games...."
So Longo is cleared of an anti-doping violation based on whereabouts violations because of a technicality in French law. Bravo for her legal team. The case against Ciprelli continues. Oh, and to clarify, the FFC did receive all of the pertinent evidence along with a sworn affidavit - but this was not considered in deciding her guilt it would seem, a question that turned exclusively on the screw of a difference b/w French law and the rules we are subject to as athletes in registered anti-doping testing pools. As cyclingnews.com explained:
"At odds are the rules of the cycling federations and anti-doping agencies versus the laws of France. Under sporting regulations, Longo would have an open-ended inclusion for out-of-competition testing once an athlete has registered for the testing pool. Unless otherwise notified that an athlete has opted out of testing, then their eligibility would remain indefinitely.
French law, however, as of April, 2010, states that sporting federations in France need to notify an athlete every year that they're included in an out of competition anti-doping testing pool. Longo's lawyers argued that since she wasn't notified last year that she was still in the targeted group then the three missed tests are a moot point, a perspective accepted by the FFC disciplinary committee today."
Strange then that Longo WAS still submitting whereabouts if she didn't think she was in a testing pool. Those whereabouts must've been false ones...but irrelevant false ones in the end nonetheless.
Now if Ciprelli is exonerated, then I will join Landis out behind the car wash, because that would be just too much.