Guest Lancesball Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Cape Town - Leading South African mountain biker Rourke Croeser has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation due to a positive test for Erythropoietin (EPO). The athlete’s B-sample also confirmed the presence of EPO. Synthetic EPO is banned in sport. It drastically improves oxygen delivery to muscles and is used illegally by endurance athletes. Lance Armstrong admitted to using synthetic EPO during his Tour de France successes.In the lead up to Mountain Bike Cross Country World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra, at the end of August 2015, SAIDS authorised its Spanish counterparts to conduct drug testing on the South African cycling team preparing for the international competition. Of the South African athletes tested in Andorra, only Croeser’s sample was found to contain Recombinant EPO. The 2015 anti-doping rules only permit the public disclosure of the athlete’s name after the administrative period of confirmation and the opportunity to contest the charge has elapsed, hence the long period between the test result and the public disclosure.The same anti-doping rules stipulate that a minimum of a four-year sanction for EPO be imposed in the absence of any mitigating circumstances which could influence a reduction in the sanction.Croeser’s hearing will be conducted in the new year. http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/South-Africa/top-sa-mountain-biker-tests-positive-for-epo-20151217
BDF Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 I guess that explains the needle episode then... Saddle sores huh?
fanievb Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 mmmmm http://www.thewareaglereader.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/where-theres-smoke-489x360.png Needle incident https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/mtb/sa-mtb/croeser-contravenes-uci-medical-rules-r3465 Not guilty of the needle incident https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/mtb/sa-mtb/rourke-croeser-found-not-guilty-of-contravening-medical-rules-r3754
VeloRacer Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Tip of the iceberg. I heard from a source that they found a home testing machine in his possession as well
Guest Lancesball Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Tip of the iceberg. I heard from a source that they found a home testing machine in his possession as well Where have you been until now?
Rocket-Boy Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Luls, was only a matter of time before this one blew up.1x career done.
javadude Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 But luckily he's probably the only one though, because the sport is so much cleaner than it used to be. I learnt that right here on the hub, so it must be true.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 .BAZINGA. I can imagine the shock on your face as well...
Rudi Pollard Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 How stupid do you need to be to still try and dope your way to the top?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 How stupid do you need to be to still try and dope your way to the top?That stupid, apparently.
karma Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 That stupid, apparently. well....we've heard him speak on tele....
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