UCI to refuse Astana WorldTour licence for 2015 ......

[Falco]

Cycling, was, is, and always will be, corrupt.

 

I didn't know that Zuma was a cyclist...

[camelman]

Am Dutch and thus am supposed to view laws as guidance at best

Never a truer word spoken.????

[Wez-O]

I'm going to offer Cenzo Nibali a spot in our 2015 Sub Vet Racing team...

[Brickleberry]

Laughed when I heard Andrew on supersport say the old guard/dopers/coaches, should all be removed from cycling and must get jobs in other industries. Was just thinking, I wonder if he means Owen should lose his job on supersport too?

[Reg Lizard]

I say bring Lance back to the TDF...with enough dope he might still win it

[Andrew Steer]

Great news if they can push it through... would send the right message for once.

Not holding my breath though 

[jcza]

.........and in other news Chris Horner signed for Airgas-Safeway

[SwissVan]

.........and in other news Chris Horner signed for Airgas-Safeway

 

Who?.....

[ricochet_rabbit]

Laughed when I heard Andrew on supersport say the old guard/dopers/coaches, should all be removed from cycling and must get jobs in other industries. Was just thinking, I wonder if he means Owen should lose his job on supersport too?

now you mention it, how come Owen is allowed to ride the Epic with their lifetime ban on convicted dopers stance?

 

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[Plentipotential]

You think there's no room for change? Whilst I strongly disapprove of cheating and many other things people choose to do, I think there is always a place for personal change in people. I have certainly needed room for change and people's acceptance of that change in my life. Perhaps you are perfect and don't need any grace though.

Yes there certainly is a need to allow change. However, you do the crime, you first do the time and then you prove you can change.

[SwissVan]

now you mention it, how come Owen is allowed to ride the Epic with their lifetime ban on convicted dopers stance?

 

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Epic's stance only applies forward of when they started it which was after Hanie's offence, they dont go back before then. Cant recall exactly when they started it...

[Frosty]

Maybe the UCI knows the team doctor will still be the same?

 

*right let me put this on the watch list, fetch the popcorn, and pineapple pizza*

Pineapple on a pizza? Can clearly see you have zero/zip/nada Italian blood in you. Don't worry, me neither - I was brainwashed

[BDF]

Yes there certainly is a need to allow change. However, you do the crime, you first do the time and then you prove you can change.

Agreed.

[ScottCM]

Owen must feel like such a tit every time someone mentions doping, he he he

[SwissVan]

Owen must feel like such a tit every time someone mentions doping, he he he

 

Dopers feel like that / guilty...? Nah.... i dont think so

[BDF]

Just saw this on my e-mail for those interested:

 

UCI highlights changes to the WADA code

 

5 December 2014 - The 2015 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) will come into effect from 1 January 2015 with the aim of “intensifying the fight” against doping. The UCI has highlighted a number of key features of the new Code that the National Federations will familiarise themselves with.

 

Strengthened sanctions will be imposed, which means tougher penalties like four-year bans on those who intentionally dope and for those who refuse to provide a sample. It also includes provisional suspensions for Biological passport related anti-doping rules violation (ADRV).

 

The Code has been revised to provide greater flexibility. Riders who return a positive test after taking a contaminated product such as a supplement and are able to demonstrate “no significant fault”, may face lesser bans. This could range from a reprimand to a two-year ban; reduced sanctions when banned substances are used out of competition in a context unrelated to sport performance such as medication or recreational drugs; and changes to the whereabouts programme means that the rider will face sanctions if they accumulate three whereabouts failures in 12 months, rather than 18 months.

 

The new Code recognises that smarter investigation is necessary. An obligation to investigate is placed on International Federations and National Anti-doping Organisations; obligation on athletes to report and collaborate in investigations; testing plans and analysis menu based on risk-assessment of drugs and methods likely to be abused in each discipline; greater enticement for collaborations; and the statute of limitations has been extended to ten years, which means that an allegation of doping can be investigated up to ten years after it has been committed.

 

Under the new Code, there is a greater focus on athlete support personnel (ASP), meaning coaches, physiotherapists, doctors, etc. A specific violation for “prohibited association” so that an athlete may be sanctioned for association with any ASP who is serving a period of ineligibility or has been convicted or found in a criminal, disciplinary or professional proceeding to have engaged in conduct which could have constituted a violation of anti-doping rules.

 

The UCI is finalising the implementation of the 2015 WADA Code in their new UCI Anti-doping Rules and has already received positive feedback from WADA compliance services on the structure of the new rules.

 

For more information on the 2015 Code implementation, please visit www.wada-ama.org.