Doping git thread

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It is quite possible that Zakarin had no been following the Froome thread

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zakarin-pulled-from-flight-to-rio-olympics-at-last-minute/

Looks like he didn't know what was going on either ...

And he may not have been following another thread I posted on a few days back

Quite a strange decision; not all Russians banned, but any Russian with a previous ban for doping is excluded. Whereas competitors from other countries with a previous doping ban are not excluded.

We'll have the situation in the cycling that Zakarin will not be there as he has a previous doping ban and is Russian, whilst Valverde will be. And Stevic, who initially got a life ban which was changed to 2 years after appeal. And Pourseyedi. And Caruso. I could probably find many more if I could be arsed checking all the teams...

Perhaps if we had kept our cycling doping chat in this thread he'd have spotted it

 

[rich p]

He may have helped blow the lid off ArmstrongGate but he's still a complete nobhead.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...s-floyd-landis-returns-to-the-tour-de-france/

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

He may have helped blow the lid off ArmstrongGate but he's still a complete nobhead.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...s-floyd-landis-returns-to-the-tour-de-france/

Ha! I was reading that earlier this evening, what a complete chump.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Armitstead cleared to ride in the 'lypmics after CAS appeal

She missed 3 tests, but "correct procedure not followed". UKAD wanted a 4 year ban; appeal funded by British Cycling..

As far as I can make out so far from social media sorts

 

[Diggs]

Armitstead cleared to ride in the 'lypmics after CAS appeal

She missed 3 tests, but "correct procedure not followed". UKAD wanted a 4 year ban; appeal funded by British Cycling..

As far as I can make out so far from social media sorts

This, especially the BC involvement seems really odd

 

[smutchin]

This, especially the BC involvement seems really odd

She's probably Britain's best medal hope in the road cycling events, so I can see why BC would get involved.

This news explains one or two other oddities though. The reason given for her late withdrawal from La Course was that she "decided not to risk a crash" ahead of the Olympics. With hindsight, that should have been a red flag.

 

[smutchin]

She missed 3 tests, but "correct procedure not followed". UKAD wanted a 4 year ban; appeal funded by British Cycling..

The disputed missed test was the day before the Vargada World Cup TTT. She claims she was at the team hotel at the time.

I'm no Sherlock Holmes but if I were looking for a top pro cyclist the day before a top pro cycling event, the team hotel is probably the first place I'd visit.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

The disputed missed test was the day before the Vargada World Cup TTT. She claims she was at the team hotel at the time.

I'm no Sherlock Holmes but if I were looking for a top pro cyclist the day before a top pro cycling event, the team hotel is probably the first place I'd visit.

One of the three missed tests was accepted as a procedural failure by the WADA people, so she has escaped a ban, but her coat is on a shaky nail. No excuses really, the system is farly easy to follow properly, I hear.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

One of the three missed tests was accepted as a procedural failure by the WADA people, so she has escaped a ban, but her coat is on a shaky nail. No excuses really, the system is farly easy to follow properly, I hear.

The point was that she was exactly where she was supposed to be, asleep, but the official concerned only tried calling the room and no other way of waking her up, and on that basis decided she wasn't there. The ban was dismissed on this basis alone. You're allowed to have two wearabouts misses in any given 12 month period, so they aren't an issue if you don't have a third.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

The point was that she was exactly where she was supposed to be, asleep, but the official concerned only tried calling the room and no other way of waking her up, and on that basis decided she wasn't there. The ban was dismissed on this basis alone. You're allowed to have two wearabouts misses in any given 12 month period, so they aren't an issue if you don't have a third.

At what point did she appeal the first Miss I wonder ? After the second or the third ? Even if she appealed right away and it was under review, she should have been a lot more on the ball after that. Could do better.

 

[HF2300]

A UKAD spokeswoman apparently said "an athlete can accrue a combination of three missed tests or filing failures in 12 months under the World Anti-Doping Code" (rather than two) - so some confusion there. The spokeswoman also talked about a two year ban, rather than four.

The 'administrative failure' was an error, but the last was apparently a last minute change of plans due to a serious illness in the family, and to be honest I can understand anyone not being on the ball in such circumstances - that's why the two misses exemption exists.

 

[smutchin]

One of the three missed tests was accepted as a procedural failure by the WADA people,

Don't know about that. It was CAS who upheld the appeal rather than the anti-dopers 'accepting' it. Sounds like UKAD were going after her pretty hard, pushing for a four year ban.

 

[SWSteve]

So missing La Course and Le Classique were silent bans, where she was pending review.

All seems a bit odd, like there's a true trail of events in the reports, but you would need to look really hard to find it.

 

[HF2300]

So missing La Course and Le Classique were silent bans, where she was pending review.

Boels Dolmans didn't enter the Ride London Classique due to a shortage of riders (though in hindsight I guess that might be interpreted as a shortage of a lead rider).

 

[smutchin]

I thought the Boels-Dolman's no-show was odd but apparently women's teams aren't obliged to enter WorldTour events like the men's teams are.

So missing La Course and Le Classique were silent bans, where she was pending review.

Riders withdrawing from races at the last minute due to 'illness' happens all the time. It's only fair that it isn't reported as a doping ban while the case is under appeal.