Newsgroup: it.sport.ciclismo
Titolo: Dear Zinaida Stahurskaia...

Dear Zinaida Stahurskaia,
I forgive you...
I know you were in the 1998 Tour Fe Feminin, and I was following the race at
that time. I know that you were around all these years, when Leontien won
the Worlds in 91, and when she beat Longo in 92 in the TDF, and I know you
were there when Luperini came in 95. I know you have had a long and fruitful
career including a world championship. I miss you, and I wish you well. I
hope your tears will turn to joy when you return to racing. I don't know any
of the details, but like Jeanson and Neben, I am giving you the benifit of
the doubt. Good luck with the rest of your life.
Best wishes,
Bruce
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Temp/Worlds.mpg

 I forgive you...
I haven't seen Zina for a good while.
Where is she now, what is she doing?
Sergio
Pisa

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Well, I don't know yet without asking her team, or even her closest mates. I
could probably do a little footwork, but I would be interested to know if
the case against her is weak like the others. Actually locally speaking, at
times, you would know more then me. I remember when you told me you used to
see her all the time at the bike shops, which  I thought was pretty cool,
and that her manners were not the best, but oh well, I don't hold it against
her. I did feel sorry for her when I read your story about her being
shattered, in tears over her troubles. I do feel bad for her, considering
just how brilliant her career has been, and just how long. This is one of
the longest active careers in existence today, perhaps only Longo is the
only one still active longer then ZS, as Catherine Marsal retired, there are
probably others, but still, it's a real blow, she was a top talent, and like
Jeanson, losses like these to women's cycling really hurt, there are so few
great riders, and they make the sport what it is. This is another rider who
we enjoyed as fans, and we have little say or input about our stars. Yeah,
she really grew into a powerhouse, from the little skinny girl she was, but
well, she earned it, as she worked hard all these years, and drugs didn't do
that, it was years of hard work that molded her into a formidable opponent.
:-)
Best,
Bruce

 Where is she now, what is she doing?
She is paying for her sins...
(and it's not the first time...)
MINSK - Due anni di stop per la ciclista bielorussa Zinaida Stahurskaya, 
trovata tre volte positiva ai controlli anti-doping. Sui campioni 
dell'iridata su strada 2000 e maglia gialla del Tour de France 2002 sono 
state trovate tracce di anabolizzanti (stanozololo) e testosterone. A 34 
anni la squalifica può voler dire la fine della carriera per la 
bielorussa, che era stata controllata positiva il 16 luglio scorso al GP 
Carnevale d'Europa; quindi il 31 luglio al Giro di S. Marino e il 7 
agosto al Giro del Bochum.
-- 
http://modesta.biciticino.ch
Il sito dedicato alla giovane ciclista lituana Modesta Vzesniauskaite

 (and it's not the first time...)
Caro Nicolon,
                    a cosa serve rispondere a una domanda al presente
con il reprint di un pezzo vecchio, e senza neanche mettere la data?
Provero' a chiedere in loco.
Sergio
Pisa

 Provero' a chiedere in loco.
Fine 2005...tra l'altro aveva negato due vittorie a Modesta (Giro di San 
Marino e GP Carnevale di Cento)...assegnatele a tavolino solo dopo 
questa ladroneria.
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 the doubt. 
Doubts about Jeanson?
2003: High hematocrit in Hamilton.
2004: She skipped a doping control after the Fleche Wallone
2005: EPO
BANNED FOR LIFE
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 questa ladroneria.
A lot of your venom towards ZS stems I think from the victory that was
denied Modesta at San Marino. I don't blame you for that, considering she is
your first love, before Cooke. While I was able to get many details about
the charges and levels of the tests against Neben, I haven't had the
privledge to know what the exact details are about the charges against ZS,
what levels were found, of the samples varied, and what possible problems
have occured with these tests. Obviously ZS feels she was treated unfairly
or that the tests were a mistake, or she wouldn't of had so much grief and
tears over the results. We don't know exactly all the details, and often the
fans are left without a clear understanding of the charges and the results.
I was just lucky to be able to read in English, Neben case in detail, plus
Amber was interviewed and really cleared up all the grey areas, especially
the fact about the incredibly small amounts found in her system. I won't
condemn ZS and call them sins, until I can understand the charges and
results very clearly against her, like Jeanson who has yet to have her day
in court. Jeanson has also claimed she never used EPO and anything else,
except oxygen tents.
I want to hear ZS side of the story! :-)
B-

 BANNED FOR LIFE
This is also not true, mis-information...
This is not true here...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jan06/jan20news
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This is true here...
http://www.sportsnews24h.com/Cycling/Jeanson.html
The fact is Jeanson is facing a lifetime ban, American review board
recommended she be banned for life. As a resident of the United States,
Jeanson held a racing license issued through USA Cycling, Jeanson took out a
U.S. racing license following a battle with the Quebec cycling federation
after the 2003 world championships in Hamilton. Jeanson is still a licensed
racer as far as I know, and could still compete in events if she wanted I
believe, while her case is ongoing.
Jeanson, who denied ever taking EPO, told Montreal La Presse she will take
her case to the American Arbitration Association to have the positive test
overturned. Jeanson, 24, of Montreal, tested positive for the
endurance-enhancing substance at the Tour de Toona in Pennsylvania on July
25 _ a test administered by the USDA, the American antidoping agency.
Another test two days later by the International Cycling Union was clean.
The case went to an American review board, which upheld the positive test
and recommended she be banned for life.  Jeanson, who says her body
naturally produces large quantities of EPO, said that if her appeal to the
AAA fails she will take it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Geneva.
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Jeanson faces a lifetime ban....
Big different between facing a ban, and recieving a ban...
http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/9400.0.html
The case was examined by USADA's review board, which supported the
analytical results and (recommended a lifetime ban.)
Canadian cyclist Geneviève Jeanson has announced her retirement from the
sport of cycling, Quebec daily La Presse reported on Thursday. Jeanson faces
a lifetime suspension from USA Cycling after testing positive for the
blood-booster EPO at the 2005 Tour de Toona.
Jeanson's next step will be a hearing before the American Arbitration
Association/Court for Arbitration in Sport (AAA/CAS), scheduled sometime
this spring, according to CBC News. Should that hearing go against her,
Jeanson would have a further option to appeal through the international
Court for Arbitration in Sport in Switzerland. The only other bodies that
can appeal the suspension are the UCI and WADA; USA Cycling and all other
sport governing bodies are bound by the decision issued by USADA. The
process had been kept confidential in order to protect Jeanson's right to
privacy. According to USADA policy, USA Cycling would have been informed of
the initial positive test in July, and as a courtesy USA Cycling would have
contacted the Canadian Cycling Association immediately. However, USA Cycling
officials indicated that they only learned of the matter through the media
on Thursday, at the same time as the CCA. Jeanson, who vowed to prove her
innocence, nevertheless said she would retire from cycling. The decision to
render the matter public by contacting the media and announce her retirement
was her own.
B-