Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli rules herself out of the World Championships 2011 – Cycling News
The most dominant French Women cyclist, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli has made an announcement that she will not be participating in the World Championships. She was part of two big controversies, first she missed three doping tests followed by the allegations
of her husband involved in buying EPO.
The announcement of Longo not participating in the World’s event was announced yesterday by her team as Jeannie is not in the right mental or physical state. She is married to Caprice Ciprelli who is her coach as well and French Cycling Federation (FFC)
has suspended Ciprelli after the French newspaper L’Equipe claimed that he bought EPO form China through Joe Popp. The newspaper also published the emails exchanged between Ciprelli and Papp which clarifies that the payments were made through the internet
and how the EPO was sent to separate addresses in France.
Bruno Ravaz is handling the legal side of the issue as he mentioned that Longo is not participating in the event at Copenhagen because she is disturbed by the allegations. Team’s press release mentioned that Jeannie is, “not in the right physical or mental
state to defend her chances or hold her own at the highest level of international competition.”
Ravaz mentioned earlier this week that, “Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli has been notified by the press that the AFLD’s commission of experts have issued a third warning for the failure to divulge her whereabouts, If this information is confirmed, she will give all
necessary explanations to the FFC when she is invited to do so.” David Lappartient is the president of the FFC and mentioned that no special treatment will be given to Longo’s case and that it will be handled by the FFC disciplinary committee as a routine
case.
Lappartient mentioned that she has missed the test three times without informing her whereabouts which is equal to the treatment given to someone being tested positive for the banned substance. Longo missing the World Championships will be a big loss to
France as she has brought success many a times and it is only a matter of time till we find out the truth behind the accusations posted on the winner of 13 World and 59 National titles.
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