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Originally Posted by habernac
Rasmussen clearly stated he was in Mexico and not the Alps. Why would he say that if he had nothing to hide?
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You omitted a very important fact: He could not be tracked down. In other words, hypothetically he could have said he was next door to the UCI testing center, that's totally irrelevant. He couldn't be found, that's all that matters. It doesn't matter where he was. Moreover, directly after being found he was tested, and he was clean, so that rules out any doping for at least the latter half month of his training.
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Originally Posted by habernac
In the Alps, I guarantee it's pretty damn easy for the testers to find you. In Mexico, not so much.
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The word 'guarantee' is scary; you can deduce it, but no way can you guarantee it.
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Originally Posted by habernac
He broke a team rule, he pays the price. He has to let them know where he is at all times. And he lied about it.
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I'll refer to my previous post (something I knew would happen): Almost half of the participants have recieved a warning for not declaring their whereabouts; one thing is for certain, if Rasmussen was up to no good in his AWOL, then I
guarantee they all were. If the media were to dig deep in every cyclist, they'll find some little white lie and therefore everyone should be suspended.
I don't really care if it's a rule or not, because there are enough rules (ESPECIALLY with the UCI) that are ridiculous (such as this one); moreover, once the union starts using different measurements and punishments for participants guilty of the same thing, it's wrong.