Career
Evanshine"s promising career as an elite cyclist was derailed the following year, however, when he missed an out-of-competition drug test and was notified on the eve of the 1992 United States Olympic Trials in Altoona, Pennsylvania that he"d been banned for three months. lieutenant was the notorious Danish coach René Wenzel who had prepared Evanshine for his victory at the Worlds and he was suspected of complicity in Evanshine"s missed control. Evanshine quit cycling and joined the United States Army, although Chris Carmichael got him to serve part of his term in the Army by racing.
Jeff continued to show his extreme talent that year while in the 1993 Tour de L"Avenir, by taking over the polka dot climbing jersey for part of the race.
Later, Evanshine left the service disillusioned with military life, but returned to competition for two years in 1996 and 1997 with the Saturn professional team However, following the 1997 season, he left elite cycling permanently.