This is a photo of Tammy Thomas taken in 2008. If you are not familiar with her face, it's probably because she looked a little different back in the day.
In the late '90's, Tammy was a track cyclist for the USA in the 500m and TT disciplines, and was quite a dominating force...then she got busted for elevated levels of testosterone and was banned for a year.
When she came off of her ban, nothing changed and she continued to win. Then she got busted for an outdated, "toxic" steroid...ultimately leading to her becoming the only cyclist ever to receive a lifetime ban from the sport.
Thomas was later caught up in the BALCO scandal, (remember Barry Bonds?) lied about her involvement, and was finally convicted of perjury. All of that leads me to this...
This is what Tammy Thomas looked like at the height of her cycling career.
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