Dopers suck

[geomark]

I guess after doping in curling this was the inevitable next step......doping in petanque 

 

'They come back with big eyes':  pétanque rocked by drug allegations 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/petanque-drug-allegations-cocaine-belgian-players?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Pure Savage]

https://www.cyclingsa.com/news-and-press/2019/3/22/anti-doping-rule-violation-in-competition-test

 

 

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[Eldron]

https://www.cyclingsa.com/news-and-press/2019/3/22/anti-doping-rule-violation-in-competition-test

 

 

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I hope he rolls on his suppliers.

 

No word from the team yet....

[Gnarly]

I hope he rolls on his suppliers.

 

No word from the team yet....

 

Was the team even around when he got bust? 

[Pure Savage]

Was the team even around when he got bust? 

 

Does it matter? 

 

One would distance from the situation though. These things are always a mess for all related parties.

[Eldron]

Was the team even around when he got bust?

I don't think so.

 

I see he is not listed in the team any more...

 

It is unfortunate that tests/sanctions take so long. Tours have been won and lost without knowing who the previous year's winner was and teams get lumped with dopers before they know they're dopers.

[Pure Savage]

I don't think so.

 

I see he is not listed in the team any more...

 

It is unfortunate that tests/sanctions take so long. Tours have been won and lost without knowing who the previous year's winner was and teams get lumped with dopers before they know they're dopers.

 

 

I wonder how soon they were informed as it does not look like he road for the team since he went to worlds in August 2018? 

[Shebeen]

you can draw whatever you want from the insinuations here, but someone in plett is now "clean"

 

https://www.strava.com/activities/2241234702

[Skubarra]

you can draw whatever you want from the insinuations here, but someone in plett is now "clean"

 

https://www.strava.com/activities/2241234702

 

Well for his part I hope his racing goes better now that he is "clean" because he sucked at it the last few years when racing dirty.

[Andrew Steer]

Tick tock... 

[Patchelicious]

Tick tock... 

on the clock, But the party don't stop....

[jdwet1980]

What was Kevin Evans dope of choice?

[Spinnekop]

What was Kevin Evans dope of choice?

According to his FB post he was caught with cocaine.  And then nailed for blood passport irregularities.  

 

Interesting path that he took in life.

[Andrew Steer]

According to his FB post he was caught with cocaine.  And then nailed for blood passport irregularities.  

 

Interesting path that he took in life.

That was a nice post he made - must say it really makes you think about all this.

 

He was always a nice guy, pretty much a model pro from my experiences, and much of that I guess was why the whole doping fall was such a hard hit to take for us fans.

 

Also knowing that my company alone had paid him hundreds of thousands in prize money he maybe didn't deserve... we also put him on the cover of Ride Mag a couple times to boost his career and give his sponsors coverage. It leaves a pretty sour taste in the mouth.

 

It's hard to make sense of the whole story, and to work out where the truth in it all lies... was it just a cocaine positive? Was it just a blood transfusion he needed to save his life? Had he just been doping all along and it finally caught up with him? The truth is, very few people actually know for sure.

 

David George's doping positive in the lead up to all this also ensured that public sentiment was always going to be negative and pretty harsh... the fall was hard. Many of his other team mates have also been caught since - it does not look good, and while I want to believe, I also find it hard too. I think the sports history entitles me to as much

 

There is a part of me that want's dopers to rot in hell - I've honestly had enough of it in my 20 yrs in the cycling industry... but part of me also knows full well that they are just ordinary people at the end of the day trying to make their own way in this world. We do all make mistakes, some bigger than others of course... the real challenge always seems to be finding the truth at the end of the day and drawing a line under it all.

 

I view racing largely with a pinch of salt these days... far cry from my earlier days obsessing over it all. Doping positives don't really surprise or upset me anymore... they're just par for the course - that's probably the saddest part.

 

I wish Kevin well on a personal note, but I'm also not sure I'll ever forgive him and the many others for stealing that passion from me. But maybe in hindsight, all they ever stole was an illusion.

Til next time

 

[Shebeen]

That was a nice post he made - must say it really makes you think about all this.

 

He was always a nice guy, pretty much a model pro from my experiences, and much of that I guess was why the whole doping fall was such a hard hit to take for us fans.

 

Also knowing that my company alone had paid him hundreds of thousands in prize money he maybe didn't deserve... we also put him on the cover of Ride Mag a couple times to boost his career and give his sponsors coverage. It leaves a pretty sour taste in the mouth.

 

It's hard to make sense of the whole story, and to work out where the truth in it all lies... was it just a cocaine positive? Was it just a blood transfusion he needed to save his life? Had he just been doping all along and it finally caught up with him? The truth is, very few people actually know for sure.

 

David George's doping positive in the lead up to all this also ensured that public sentiment was always going to be negative and pretty harsh... the fall was hard. Many of his other team mates have also been caught since - it does not look good, and while I want to believe, I also find it hard too. I think the sports history entitles me to as much

 

There is a part of me that want's dopers to rot in hell - I've honestly had enough of it in my 20 yrs in the cycling industry... but part of me also knows full well that they are just ordinary people at the end of the day trying to make their own way in this world. We do all make mistakes, some bigger than others of course... the real challenge always seems to be finding the truth at the end of the day and drawing a line under it all.

 

I view racing largely with a pinch of salt these days... far cry from my earlier days obsessing over it all. Doping positives don't really surprise or upset me anymore... they're just par for the course - that's probably the saddest part.

 

I wish Kevin well on a personal note, but I'm also not sure I'll ever forgive him and the many others for stealing that passion from me. But maybe in hindsight, all they ever stole was an illusion.

Til next time

this FB post.

I just dunno, he doesn't deny the ABP test confirming anything, just said it is vague. Not even a lance style "I did not dope".

 

https://www.facebook.com/kevin.evans.7758/photos/a.1486053691659560/2239627462968842/?type=3&theater

 

In some ways it is much easier with DG EPO's postive, you just know for sure the intent is there, it's black and white. As you've said he was a model pro, and I'm sure he has so much that he could give back to the sport. I'm not sure if he ever will ever shake this off.

 

but away from the racing and for turning his life around, that gets a double thumbs up from me

 

https://www.strava.com/activities/2246168310

[Quagga]

Wonder if Fandacious received an appology for the "letter" he received from Emma? 

 

When he had to appologise to Kevin, and now the truth is out that he was doping?