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RecoveryRide-
The CIR test seems to be an absolute gold standard for the presence of doping products so then your only defence is an explanation of how it came to be there and she couldn't do that, or you challenge the process and the custody/security of samples etc. and sounds like she couldn't afford to do that either.
dubtap
Yep, a targetted re-test of a specific sample.
Biopassport tracks blood and steroid values to create a baseline so there must a have been a spike that made them break out the CIR.
https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/clean-sport/anti-doping/the-athlete-biological-passport
"The passport for each rider contains the results of individual urine and blood tests, a haematological profile consisting of the combined results of haematological parameters analysed in a series of blood samples, and a steroid longitudinal profile consisting of the combined results of steroid levels in a series of urine samples. By tracking these parameters consistently through a rider’s career, it is possible to establish the haematological/steroid profile of a rider in order to establish his/her “normal” levels and thus emphasize possible variations."