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Cyclist's been dogged by controversy
Her place to be filled by Manon Jutras
RANDY STARKMAN SPORTS REPORTER
Cyclist Genevieve Jeanson, dogged by doping suspicions and
controversy all season, has been left off the Canadian
Olympic team headed for Athens.
A former double world junior champion once considered the
future bright light of Canadian cycling, the 22-year-old
from Lachine, Que., was the only rider with a World Cup
victory this season, but she had performed poorly
otherwise and was likely hurt by the perception she's not
a team player.
Jeanson was rejected for the third and final spot on the
women's road race team in favour of Manon Jutras of
Drummondville, Que., who also struggled this season but
looked strong in finishing second behind Lyne Bessette of
Knowlton, Que., at the recent national championships in
Kamloops, B.C.
Ironically, Jutras was helped along at the nationals
by Bessette, who desperately wanted to keep Jeanson
off the team.
The two are hated rivals. They feuded at the 2000 Sydney
Olympics, where Bessette blamed Jeanson for messing up her
chances by leading a chase group against her when she was in
front during the race. Bessette also gloated when Jeanson
was pulled from the world championships in Hamilton last
year after failing a blood test.
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Cyclist's been dogged by controversy
Her place to be filled by Manon Jutras
RANDY STARKMAN SPORTS REPORTER
Cyclist Genevieve Jeanson, dogged by doping suspicions and
controversy all season, has been left off the Canadian
Olympic team headed for Athens.
A former double world junior champion once considered the
future bright light of Canadian cycling, the 22-year-old
from Lachine, Que., was the only rider with a World Cup
victory this season, but she had performed poorly
otherwise and was likely hurt by the perception she's not
a team player.
Jeanson was rejected for the third and final spot on the
women's road race team in favour of Manon Jutras of
Drummondville, Que., who also struggled this season but
looked strong in finishing second behind Lyne Bessette of
Knowlton, Que., at the recent national championships in
Kamloops, B.C.
Ironically, Jutras was helped along at the nationals
by Bessette, who desperately wanted to keep Jeanson
off the team.
The two are hated rivals. They feuded at the 2000 Sydney
Olympics, where Bessette blamed Jeanson for messing up her
chances by leading a chase group against her when she was in
front during the race. Bessette also gloated when Jeanson
was pulled from the world championships in Hamilton last
year after failing a blood test.
-----------------------------
Read it at http://tinyurl.com/4mney
J. Spaceman
--
My email address ([email protected])
is fake. Email sent to it will only get caught in my
spam tarpit.