http://cyclingtips.com/2016/03/van-den-driessche-quits-cyclocross-abandons-defence-against-mechanical-doping-allegations/ This story is also on cyclingnews.com Many will probably say "guilty" since she's quitting 'cross - using the rationale that she had no defense. Could also have been the possibility of high legal fees and the way the evidence was stacked against her, guilty or not. The "friend's" half-hearted statement that the bike was his certainly didn't do much to turn the tide in her favor, either. So is she quilty or not? Maybe/maybe not and unfortunately we'll probably never know. As big as this mechanical doping thing has gotten, it sure has taken an anti-climactic turn for me. For all the hoopla about it, the UCI hasn't yet found another bike w/motor and I doubt they will. Anyone or any team that would try it now would be an absolute fool. I wonder of the "guilty until proven innocent" tone over social media, or any media for that matter, played a hand in this rider deciding to walk. Legal fees would be the same regardless, so maybe not. I guess in the tainted world of pro cycling, we fans have become so jaded towards doping that any rider is automatically guilty. Sure would have liked to know what REALLY happened. I guess the good thing coming out of this, besides another test for the UCI to carry out, is a lesson to riders and team personnel about controlling the equipment being used.