It is the policy of this portal not to make public allegations absent charges filed or a public accusation by an alleged victim. There has been neither to the best of our knowledge, which is why there has been no story prior to this.

That established, Mr. Garcia's statement on Instagram has been widely read. There were more than 800 "likes" within 4 hours of its posting, along with multiple messages, mostly in support of the statement, including from some in the triathlon industry. Mr. Garcia has a high profile in sport. For this reason we are covering the Instagram post as news, along with tangential facts that we know.