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That’s not quite true, she was banned for 6 months for anabolic steroid positives.
Oddly, that ban ended in October, but it’s only just been made public.
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She was in the papers for her AAF 9 months ago, then banned 6 months only?
What excuse gets a steroid positive test only a 6 month ban?
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Oddly, that's not quite true, as a 'real' positive for abuse of anabolic steroids would have resulted in a much longer sentence. UCI seems to not be able to make a case, and has not even made clear to Betsema what the exact foul play was. So they could not extend the provisional six month ban, and she only received notice of that after almost 11 months.
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peter_v
Denise Betsema is allowed to race cyclocross again, UCI ruled that only a 6 month ban was enough, as they can't seem to find exactly what she did wrong. If she had known earlier, she could have had a near full cross season.