Jennie Longo pulls a Rasmussen

[L'arriviste]

Longo responds in a press release. Says she only became aware of the situation via the press that a third warning had been issued and that she hopes that the authorities will be fair and impartial.

Source: L'Equipe

 

[Anonymous]

été contrôlée plus qu'aucun autre athlète au monde

Hang on, shes the most tested athlete in the world. Wonder what Lance has to say about this.

 

[Magnus]

i dont understand how a top pro athlete can claim to be averse to modern technology!

Didn't stop her riding the latest equipment!!

Apparently it does. She won her last nat tt on a cervelo p3...

 

[Benotti69]

Apparently it does. She won her last nat tt on a cervelo p3...

that a 30 year old frame?

 

[Polish]

Hang on, shes the most tested athlete in the world. Wonder what Lance has to say about this.

Exactly.

Saying she is the "most tested athlete" really hurts her credibility.
Especially in this day and age.

She would have been more believable, more truthful, if she said "SECOND most tested" or "Most tested FEMALE" athlete.
Oh well.

But that is beside the point.
The point is that this is a witch hunt plain and simple.
Stalk the celebrity cyclist and wait until she leaves the hotel.
Run up to the door and knock knock knock.
Then announce in the press that she is busted.

What a joke.
And too afraid to tell Jeannie to her face?
Well, I guess I can understand that part.
She would kick their asses.

Jeannie4Ever!

 

[Anonymous]

Exactly.

Saying she is the "most tested athlete" really hurts her credibility.
Especially in this day and age.

Im assuming the "we like our credibility" statement is coming tomorrow.

 

[Polish]

Im assuming the "we like our credibility" statement is coming tomorrow.

drumroll......

 

[Magnus]

that a 30 year old frame?

No. But not the latest equipment. You wrote it didn't stop her from riding the latest equipment.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Im assuming the "we like our credibility" statement is coming tomorrow.

I was thinking more along the lines of "a witch hunt by the US authorities borne out of anti-French sentiment".

 

[Benotti69]

No. But not the latest equipment. You wrote it didn't stop her from riding the latest equipment.

go google jeannie longo and you'll see her using modern equipment. Mobile phone technology is 20 years old.

Pathetic excuse that a professional athlete cannot be contacted because of an aversion to mobile phones or laptops.

I bet Rasmussen is kicking himself for not using that one.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

sad stuff...

interesting it was usada that attempted to control here the 3d time. she certainly was targeted by the afld-usada joint effort.

the details i'd like to know:
(i) when and where were her previous 2 'misses' (all 3 must occur within 18 months)
(ii) what does it mean 'there was no sign of here in that location' ? was she not in the hotel when the testers arrived or did she falsely inform the authorities of here whereabouts ?

if it's the latter, she would seem to be intentionally lying.

all said and done, it's a well known phenomena that sophisticated dopers of all ages and nations have learned to exploit the whereabouts loop holes. unfortunately, the longer one competes, the higher the chance that one will stumble eventually.

WADA updated the whereabout rules some time ago so that an athlete must be at a specified place for 1 hour of the day selected by the athlete.
Usually the athletes select the earliest slot for testing (6-7 am) at their residence or if travelling, at their hotel.

From WADA;

Under the revised International Standard for Testing which went into force on January 1, 2009, the limited number of top elite athletes included in the registered testing pool of their IF or NADO are required to specify 1 hour each day (between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.) during which they can be located at a specified location for testing. If they are not at the indicated location at the specified time, they expose themselves to the risk of a missed test.

 

[Maxiton]

Jeannie Longo is phenomenally fcked.

I suppose you would know.

 

[python]

WADA updated the whereabout rules some time ago so that an athlete must be at a specified place for 1 hour of the day selected by the athlete.
Usually the athletes select the earliest slot for testing (6-7 am) at their residence or if travelling, at their hotel.

From WADA;

i am aware of the wada rule change. it was relaxed somewhat indeed.

my point was to try to understand whether she was booked in the hotel and just 'not available' when the testers showed up or she has provided a false or incorrect information about the hotel all together but was booked in another place. the article was not clear on the point.

there is a difference, though, a small one.

in the first case, the testers may choose to wait for some time, leave and file the 'unavailable' report. i recall i saw a wada statistic some place that only 20-25% of 'unavailable' reports lead to an official warning that counts as one strike towards the maximum 3.

whereas in the second case - wrong location - it is considered 'misfiling' and leads directly to a 100% strike.

having read that she was sent a registered letter for what appears 2 previous mis-filings, it would appear the 3d one was also a misfiling as opposed to possibly excusable 'unavailable'. but the article, as i said, was not clear.

 

[Magnus]

go google jeannie longo and you'll see her using modern equipment. Mobile phone technology is 20 years old.

Pathetic excuse that a professional athlete cannot be contacted because of an aversion to mobile phones or laptops.

I bet Rasmussen is kicking himself for not using that one.

You implied that she's using latest equipment and she isn't.

Whatever equipment she use is completely irrelevant for the topic discussed in this thread.

When refer to irrelevant topics you should at least be right and not wrong.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

i am aware of the wada rule change. it was relaxed somewhat indeed.

my point was to try to understand whether she was booked in the hotel and just 'not available' when the testers showed up or she has provided a false or incorrect information about the hotel all together but was booked in another place. the article was not clear on the point.

there is a difference, though, a small one.

in the first case, the testers may choose to wait for some time, leave and file the 'unavailable' report. i recall i saw a wada statistic some place that only 20-25% of 'unavailable' reports lead to an official warning that counts as one strike towards the maximum 3.

whereas in the second case - wrong location - it is considered 'misfiling' and leads directly to a 100% strike.

having read that she was sent a registered letter for what appears 2 previous mis-filings, it would appear the 3d one was also a misfiling as opposed to possibly excusable 'unavailable'. but the article, as i said, was not clear.

I was pretty sure if anyone here knew the whereabouts rule it would be yourself - but I included the relevant info as often OOC testing is viewed as 24 hour and very precise -when in fact its like most things in doping or anti-doping and it is not black & white.

From the original l'Equipe piece it suggests that the first 2 incidents it was misinformation in filling of her whereabouts, while the incident in the US she was not at the hotel (presumably for the scheduled hour).

 

[Stingray34]

Ms Longo's now trotting out the 'most tested athlete ever' defence.

Someone () really should've copyrighted that phrase.

Given her lengthy career, she may in fact be correct!

 

[Benotti69]

You implied that she's using latest equipment and she isn't.

Whatever equipment she use is completely irrelevant for the topic discussed in this thread.

When refer to irrelevant topics you should at least be right and not wrong.

i see images of her using 3 different cervelos, TT aerodynamic helmets, SRAM Red and allegedly as implied by Joe Papp the latest pharmaceuticals.

 

[Le breton]

i see images of her using 3 different cervelos, TT aerodynamic helmets, SRAM Red and allegedly as implied by Joe Papp the latest pharmaceuticals.

Is Joe Papp still on the supply side of the equation in 2011?

 

[ElChingon]

Why is she not already banned? Rasmussen one time, one warning and he was pulled from the Tour and out from his team (unless I missed something). Or is this some kind of double standard?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Why is she not already banned? Rasmussen one time, one warning and he was pulled from the Tour and out from his team (unless I missed something). Or is this some kind of double standard?

As you point out, Rasmussen was "pulled from the Tour" by his team, not by UCI or ASO.

It took another year before he was banned for 2 years by the Monaco Cycling Federation in July 2008.

 

[Suedehead]

Why is she not already banned? Rasmussen one time, one warning and he was pulled from the Tour and out from his team (unless I missed something). Or is this some kind of double standard?

It was actually 4 misses before UCI woke up (after the press got a hold of it) in the Rasmussen saga. The French may be a little better and a little less corrupt than the UCI. No double standard.

 

[orbeas]

Longo V Armstrong most tested ???

Now Jeannie Longo is claiming she is the most tested cyclist in the world, thought this title belonged to a certain Texan ????
Wonder who actually is ???

 

[hrotha]

Now Jeannie Longo is claiming she is the most tested cyclist in the world, thought this title belonged to a certain Texan ????
Wonder who actually is ???

Neither, but Armstrong could probably sue for copyright infringement.

 

[fatandfast]

Jeannie Longo is phenomenally fcked.

What Joe you don't like older gals? Given the scope of Longo's career I hope she didn't use you as her source. What was the mark up anyway that made your pipeline so prolific ? S,Cal sources say Micera still super cheap and available in Tijuana

 

[Polish]

Lance = Most Tested of All Time.
Alberto = Most Tested of Active Cyclists
Jeannie = Second Most Tested or Most Tested Female. Take your pick.


But getting back on topic....

Who would win at arm wrestling - Longo vs Rassmussen?
No Mas No Mas

Jeannie4Ever