Breyne attempts suicide after positive doping test

[Mr Haematocrit]

Jonathan Breyne is recovering from a suicide attempt. The 22-year-old rider received news of a positive doping test for clenbuterol earlier this week, and one day later he swallowed large amounts of pills. He was rushed to a hospital in Gent on Thursday, where his stomach was pumped empty. After spending the night in hospital, he was released on Friday according to sudinfo.be

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/breyne-attempts-suicide-after-positive-doping-test

 

[Mattonsea]

That's tragic , the UCI have to be careful on how the info is dumped out in the media. The people who do caught need to be looked after and not shut out from the team.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Wow,sad.

 

[Saluki]

I think that my asthma inhaler is clenbuterol. I might be wrong.

Any chance that it could have got into his system in an innocent manner or are all pro cyclists immediately guilty?

 

[Cycleops]

Unfortunately cycling doesn't have a wonderful track record when it comes to doping.

 

[Mattonsea]

Both Michael Rodgers and Breyne were racing in Japan were the samples were taken , so lets hope they are linked to a diet issue.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think that my asthma inhaler is clenbuterol. I might be wrong.

Any chance that it could have got into his system in an innocent manner or are all pro cyclists immediately guilty?

To get rid of what was pretty much endemic doping, cycling had to get hard on dopers. Cyclists know this. You'd have to be pretty stupid to go out for a clenbuterol chow mein if you're a pro cyclist in China. Or you'd reckon that you could push the rules because there's clenbuterol abuse in the Chinese food chain and it could be a solid defence. In this case, ''innocent'' is either very stupid or calculated cheating. I'd credit him with some intelligence....

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

What kind of despair takes a young man to the point where he wants to take his own life. Tragic if ever there was a word.
I hope he gets the attention and help he so desperately needs. I care not if he's guilty at this point he's in a real bad place in his life.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Both Michael Rodgers and Breyne were racing in Japan were the samples were taken , so lets hope they are linked to a diet issue.

China - which is a very different country, with a huge use of clenbuterol in livestock.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

What kind of despair takes a young man to the point where he wants to take his own life. Tragic if ever there was a word.
I hope he gets the attention and help he so desperately needs. I care not if he's guilty at this point he's in a real bad place in his life.

Very well put, it saddens me when any person gets to this point in their life. I hope he has no long term damage to his health both physical and mental.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

China - which is a very different country, with a huge use of clenbuterol in livestock.

So don't go there, or if you do, sort your food sourcing out in advance. If that's not possible, don't go there. China can have a place in cycling without pre-imported food when the food chain is clean.

 

[mickle]

Attempting suicide is not the usual behaviour of the innocent.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Irrespective of whether he did or did not dope I hope he recovers

Attempting suicide is not the usual behaviour of the innocent.

 

[Saluki]

Attempting suicide is not the usual behaviour of the innocent.

Really? I thought it was the behaviour of the desperate or the disparing.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Attempting suicide is not the usual behaviour of the innocent.

Things such as economic down turn, losing your job, home and not being able to provide for your family increases suicide rates particulary in men, are these desperate people not innocent?
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...e-of-economic-downturn-recession-8049446.html

I don't know what is going through Breyne's head at this time, it might be the shame of disappointing his family and friends, it could be the dispair of losing grip of his dreams and all the effort required to get to this point in his career. Only he knows.

I consider myself blessed that I don't understand as to do so means your in a pretty dark place