Brandon Stewart

[Tromp]

I hear you on the hormones, that sound is like music to my ears .

Have you ever heard a whore moan ? . Neither have I , but she will prob moan about " the F@kken fridge wat nie meer werk nie"

[DIPSLICK]

Have you ever heard a whore moan ? . Neither have I , but she will prob moan about " the F@kken fridge wat nie meer werk nie"

my biology teacher told us this one

 

how do you make a whoremoan???

 

dont pay her,,,,,,old but i always have a cuckle

[Shebeen]

well the team site is still up. for who knows how long

 

http://www.sssenterprise.co.za/the-racing-team/brandon-stewart/

[TimW]

A couple of points:

 

Brandon will never ride Epic again according to Epic rules. According to Wada / Saids he is free to ride Epic again (in two years), but Epic has a never-again rule for dopers and will not accept his entry. David George may have been convicted before that rule was in place so he may be able to find a loophole back if he wants.

 

I saw a comment on the 24-month ban starting from August etc etc. I have not read the entire post so apologies if it is duplicated, but Saids started his 24-month suspension from the date of the hearing (in March). They have the option to backdate it to the date of the offence (ie the day of the Test), but in the case of Brandon Stewart, while under suspension pending the investigation, he broke the rules of his suspension at the Epic and performed a role as a team manager and so the UCI fined him for that. In light of that, Saids opted not to backdate his ban ... hence Brandon's comment that he was effectively banned for 30 months.

[Shebeen]

http://www.sssenterprise.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/229.jpg

[jcza]

Can someone please access and post content? https://www.facebook.com/notes/brandon-stewart/my-statement-regarding-the-finding-of-my-saids-hearing/10152672325251103

[Andrew Steer]

Can someone please access and post content? https://www.facebook...152672325251103

 

MY STATEMENT REGARDING THE FINDING OF MY SAIDS HEARING

21 August 2014 at 17:38

 

It is with a mixed sense of relief and frustration that I make this statement.

 

After 10 months my case with the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport

has finally been concluded. It’s resulted in an effective 30-month ban from the

sport. It was never a straightforward case, but the time it took to resolvereally seems unnecessarily excessive. Anyway, it’s done.

I returned a positive test for Testosterone on 7 July 2013. It was an out of

 

competition test and the presence of the testosterone was no surprise since I’d

been taking it as prescribed medication since February 2013. SAIDS was aware of

this as I’d been fully conversant with SAIDS during the whole process and had

stated on every single anti-doping test (in competition and out of competition)that I was taking Nebido, which is a prescription testosterone booster.

The reason for me being prescribed Nebido by my family doctor was due to my natural

 

levels being extremely low, determined after tests. The extremely low

testosterone levels apparently led to a variety of personal and emotional

problems that aren’t ideal to share publically, but were serious enough for me

to seek medical assistance and for my doctor, who knows I’m a professionalathlete, to prescribe a testosterone-boosting course.

 

Interestingly, the anti-doping tests I’d done at that year’s Cape Epic, Grape Escape, JoBerg2c

 

and SA Marathon Champs hadn’t shown high levels of testosterone, even though I

was declaring the use of Nebido on the test forms. So I can assume that by

July, the medication was effectively raising my low levels to a more normallevel, hence the presence of the testosterone was detected.

I have been a professional cyclist for 15 years. I have always been fully aware

 

that testosterone is highly dangerous hormone in terms of the anti-doping laws.

That is why I applied for a TUE (Temporary Use Exemption) as soon as I was

prescribed it by my GP. I contacted SAIDS immediately by phone to ask advice on

how to go about applying for a TUE, which I had never had to do before. I never

did anything deviously and was upfront with SAIDS about my condition and theprescription of Nebido to treat it.

The TUE application process took a few weeks and was eventually turned down. As

 

soon as I was informed my TUE application was unsuccessful, I stopped the

Nebido. But I’d already begun the testosterone boosting medication so it was inmy system (it’s apparently slow acting and stays in your body for some time).

I earn my living from racing my bike and was also the owner of my own

 

professional bicycle racing team, FedGroup Itec. Training and racing are part

of the job. And, like any other job, the job must get done. In hindsight, I

should have not put my trust in telephonic advice from Anique Coetzee at SAIDS,

but I figured that if she was telling me it was okay to continue training and

racing while awaiting the TUE process, then it was okay. She disputes this and

the ‘independent panel’ gathered by SAIDS to be at my hearing found her versionto be more believable than mine.

There’s a ‘duty of utmost care’ element that I should have been more attentive to

 

during the TUE application process. This has resulted in a two-year ban, the

standard period for any kind of transgression that results in the detection ofa banned substance.

I have effectively been given a further six-month ban for collecting race numbers

 

for my team riders at the 2014 ABSA Cape Epic. This is considered a team

management role and because I was under suspension from competition at thetime, this constitutes a transgression of that suspension.

 

I am 33 years old. I have a young family to support and will be following a

different career path now. I doubt I will return to racing bicycles for aliving again, but I do love riding bicycles and will continue to do this.

I’m proud of the achievements I attained as a professional bike racer, including a

national title, stage race wins and stage wins in some of the sport’s most

prestigious international stage races. These were achieved with a combination

of natural talent, commitment and hard work. I have always and will continue to

support anti-doping in all sport, particularly cycling.

My family, friends, teammates Kevin and Max (you guys have given me the motivation to fight everyday) and sponsors have been fully aware of my whole SAIDS

 

case and have been incredibly supportive. It’s very frustrating for all

involved that it’s turned out with this final finding, which is a greatdisappointment to all my supporters.

Onething I learned through all this is that SAIDS is trying to do a flawless job

 

of keeping South African sport clean and I applaud them for that. However, I

don’t believe they’re flawless in their execution (I have encountered a number

of instances that confirm this) and they could use more support to bolstertheir resources and staff.

For all those that have stood by me during this troubled time of 10 months which has felt like a lifetime , I thank you with all my heart and an deeply saddened how this has not only affected me but the sport the sport I love as well.

My wife Bridgette words cant even describe what you have endured and for this I will be enternally grateful to you.

Brandon

[Gen]

 

 

was referring about George and his eligibility to race the Cape Epic and the speculation that he and Evans will team up......

 

Okay then you had just confused lol

[ryanbritchford]

Not the first pro to get nailed and say they were told it's ok to use the substance while waiting for the TUE to be approved , so he should have known better. I want just one cyclist to man up and say.I doped,I got caught,end of. Seems this sport is full of cowards.

[Gen]

Not the first pro to get nailed and say they were told it's ok to use the substance while waiting for the TUE to be approved , so he should have known better. I want just one cyclist to man up and say.I doped,I got caught,end of. Seems this sport is full of cowards.

 

DAVID GEORGE did.

[Skubarra]

DAVID GEORGE did.

 

Yep, and he still got the pitchfork and burn-at-the-stake treatment on thehub so actually it makes no difference if they man up or play the innocent victim of circumstances card

[ryanbritchford]

Then big up to him. Of course he would get that the treatment,the hub is holier than Thou on the best of days. Glad to see some of them can man up.

[Patchelicious]

Not the first pro to get nailed and say they were told it's ok to use the substance while waiting for the TUE to be approved , so he should have known better. I want just one cyclist to man up and say.I doped,I got caught,end of. Seems this sport is full of cowards.

Some guys have, DG etc. What I am yet to see though is a doper who actively goes and exposes the other dopers. All good and well you admit to your mistake, but do something proactively to make up for it and give the clean guys you cheated a fair chance against the cheaters who have yet to be caught.

[Patchelicious]

Then big up to him. Of course he would get that the treatment,the hub is holier than Thou on the best of days. Glad to see some of them can man up.

I think the Hub had more a go at him about how he handled his radio interview and the guy who interviewed him.... was long time ago so I might not remember correctly.

[ryanbritchford]

I think they don't expose other dopers cos they all do it and it is the un spoken word between pros. Otherwise there would be no reason not to nail other guys.

[ryanbritchford]

I think they don't expose other dopers cos they all do it and it is the un spoken word between pros. Otherwise there would be no reason not to nail other guys.