I have just received this in my inbox Dear Affiliates Please be informed that Russell Lund has been found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation. The sanction is a two year period of ineligibility and he is therefore prohibited from competing in any organised sport up to and including 04 April 2013. An extract from the notice to him: ‘Further to the anti-doping disciplinary hearing that took place on the 27 October 2011 in Johannesburg, you were found guilty under article 2.1 of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Anti-Doping Rules 2009 relating to the presence of a prohibited substance in your sample. The decision of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee is the following: The imposition of a period of ineligibility of two (2) years, but that the period of ineligibility is credited against the period for which you had been formally suspended. Accordingly, you are prohibited from competing in any organised sport until and including the 04 April 2013.’ Cycling South Africa will continue its efforts to eradicate the sport of such infringements and as such, ongoing education and awareness programmes in partnership with SAIDS will be a continued focus. William Newman Vice President Cycling South Africa _________________________________ +27 (0) 21 9039580 (Telephone) +27 (0) 83 321 3695 (mobile) +27 (0) 86 616 1458 (Fax) william@cyclingsa.com (E-mail)
