Jeanne Golay

What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

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Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing in the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs and was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in 1 hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:
What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

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Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing in the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs and was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in 1 hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

On Sep 25, 12:43 pm, wrote:
On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:



What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

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Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing in the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs and was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in 1 hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

Apparently, this is difficult to look up on the web. Anyway, there was
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation (USA women finished
1-2-3) so they relegated her to 4th and another nation got the bronze
medal.

-ilan

wrote:
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation

Dumbasses of the world, meet your master: the inventor of this rule.


--
E. Dronkert

On Sep 25, 4:09 pm, Ewoud Dronkert
wrote:
wrote:
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation

Dumbasses of the world, meet your master: the inventor of this rule.

--
E. Dronkert

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the USA.

-ilan

On Sep 25, 4:40 pm, wrote:
On Sep 25, 4:09 pm, Ewoud Dronkert
wrote:

wrote:
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation

Dumbasses of the world, meet your master: the inventor of this rule.

--
E. Dronkert

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the USA.

-ilan

And wouldn't be surprised either if they applied it to their national
championships.

-ilan

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On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:
What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

----------------------------------------

Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her
spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing in
the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs and
was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this
afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground
yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in 1
hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

The road race in the Pan Am games took place on August 9, 1987 at Columbus
Indiana.

57km - 1h 37' 24"
1. Rebecca Twigg
2. Inga Thompson
3. Katrin Tobin
4. Sara Neil

That's what I have, but the 80's stuff is really sketcy, at least what I
have. I don't have any info, so I give up, tell us the answer. Tobin rode
well that year always in the mix with Bunki Davis, Jeanne Golay and Inga
Thompson, taking 2nd and 3rd in a great number of races, but never 1st that
I can see.

I talked with Peter Nye a while back from the cycling hall of fame. I joked
that USAC might have a gold mine of info left over from USCF, which started
in one office in New York I think before it moved to Colorado. But Peter
joke, oh you think so! Peter once had access to USCF early days stats from
races when he wrote his book. He said those years, 70's and 80's were often
filed and recorded on little 3 by 5 score cards and filed away in shoe
boxes, and not only incomplete, but very hard to look stuff up. He said in
those days recording was very poor combined with getting results from races
all over the USA. He said you might find yourself quite disappointed once
you enter those archives, at least for those years. Velonews archives would
be the premiere source, their news and race reports date back to the early
70's.

GBMT

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On Sep 25, 12:43 pm, wrote:
On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:



What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

----------------------------------------

Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her
spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing
in the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs
and was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this
afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground
yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in
1 hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

Apparently, this is difficult to look up on the web. Anyway, there was
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation (USA women finished
1-2-3) so they relegated her to 4th and another nation got the bronze
medal.

-ilan

Ah, ok. She is still recorded as 3rd! Sara Neil is from Canada, for a minute
I was thinking another American took 4th!

On Sep 25, 6:28 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:
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On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:
What did Golay test positive for?

Any of you old timers know?

GBMT

----------------------------------------

Pan American Games
August 14, 1991

Last year at this time, Jeanne Golay's dreams were shattered and her
spirits
plummeted to the lowest point in her cycling career. After competing in
the
United States national championship, Golay tested positive for drugs and
was
given a six-month suspension. She came back in February, and this
afternoon,
competing in the Pan American Games, Golay reached the highest ground
yet in
her comeback by winning a gold medal in the individual road race. The
29-year-old Floridian completed the 63-kilometer course (39 miles) in 1
hour
31 minutes 21 seconds.

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

The road race in the Pan Am games took place on August 9, 1987 at Columbus
Indiana.

57km - 1h 37' 24"
1. Rebecca Twigg
2. Inga Thompson
3. Katrin Tobin
4. Sara Neil

That's what I have, but the 80's stuff is really sketcy, at least what I
have. I don't have any info, so I give up, tell us the answer. Tobin rode
well that year always in the mix with Bunki Davis, Jeanne Golay and Inga
Thompson, taking 2nd and 3rd in a great number of races, but never 1st that
I can see.

I talked with Peter Nye a while back from the cycling hall of fame. I joked
that USAC might have a gold mine of info left over from USCF, which started
in one office in New York I think before it moved to Colorado. But Peter
joke, oh you think so! Peter once had access to USCF early days stats from
races when he wrote his book. He said those years, 70's and 80's were often
filed and recorded on little 3 by 5 score cards and filed away in shoe
boxes, and not only incomplete, but very hard to look stuff up. He said in
those days recording was very poor combined with getting results from races
all over the USA. He said you might find yourself quite disappointed once
you enter those archives, at least for those years. Velonews archives would
be the premiere source, their news and race reports date back to the early
70's.

GBMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling...ad.2C_57_km.29

-ilan

"GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote in message
...

Here's an interesting question: Why was Katrin Tobin relegated from
her 3rd place in the 1987 Pan Am games?

-ilan

Apparently, this is difficult to look up on the web. Anyway, there was
a rule disallowing medal sweeps by one nation (USA women finished
1-2-3) so they relegated her to 4th and another nation got the bronze
medal.

-ilan

Ah, ok. She is still recorded as 3rd! Sara Neil is from Canada, for a
minute
I was thinking another American took 4th!


Dude,

You should be focusing on Sara. Not to take anything away from Katrin, but
Sara was hotter.