January 27, 2006

Editor :
Geneviève Jeanson has been an incredible force in the North American peloton for the last six years. One need only to look at her palmarès from 2001 to understand how many medals and how much prize money she won when in top form.

I can't ever know if Jeanson is guilty of what she is accused of, but I do find it interesting that the end of her career has created such a limited reaction in the press and the racing community. If she has been cheating for years, then she has stolen tens of thousands of dollars and dozens of high-profile finishes from the women she raced against - shaping the careers of her competitors as well as her own. If she is innocent, then the current testing procedures have ended the career of arguably the most talented female cyclist, ever.

Does anyone care either way? I can't tell. I'll bet that Tyler's dog has had more press.

Carla Hukee
Los Angeles, California

Jeanson, like Tyler's dog, remains innocent until proven guilty. As our January 19 story notes, she has a ways to go yet before the lid is nailed down on her career, should she reconsider her announced retirement. - Editor

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