Jules Posted December 15, 2011 Share Some recent cases: Herman Fouche: tested on 16 November 2008 (94.7). Announced 13 February 2009. Turnaround: two and a half months. Nolan Hoffman: tested on 18 October 2009 (Amashova). Announced 3 Feb 2010. Turnaround: three and a half months. Ian McLeod: tested on 19 February 2010 (SA Champs). Announced 7 May 2010. Turnaround: two and a half months. Michael Pepper: tested on 17 October 2010 (Amashova). Announced 10 February 2011. Turnaround: four months. A rider allegedly tested positive on 13 March 2011 (Argus). Not yet announced. Turnaround: nine months and counting. What is taking so long??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johannrissik Posted December 15, 2011 Share It takes a while to shift the deck chairs on the Titanic. i.e. They aren't serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luke. Posted December 15, 2011 Share Yep, good question. Also waiting to hear more on the positive at the Durbanville High race, 31 October I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommisse Posted December 15, 2011 Share What are these guys taking that is testing positive?I think I'm over the limit on caffeine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 15, 2011 Share What are these guys taking that is testing positive?I think I'm over the limit on caffeine! Some would ask what they're not taking and not testing positive for. I reckon the local pros are more likely to be taking recreational drugs than PEDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted December 15, 2011 Share The International Professional cases take years sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrackmind Posted December 15, 2011 Share The International Professional cases take years sometimes!Not for the announcement of the positive, which is the issue here. They drag the hearing/appeal process out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted December 15, 2011 Share Why bother doing tests if it takes so forkin long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB_Roadie Posted December 15, 2011 Share Why bother doing tests if it takes so forkin long? Because when the new season starts they drop the bomb and then he trained hard for nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted December 15, 2011 Share Because when the new season starts they drop the bomb and then he trained hard for nothing LOL Wish they did drop a bomb instead of a little slap n tickle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 15, 2011 Share Not for the announcement of the positive, which is the issue here. They drag the hearing/appeal process out. I seem to remember in at least two of those cases that the samples had to be sent overseas for verification… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted December 15, 2011 Share I seem to remember in at least two of those cases that the samples had to be sent overseas for verification… So? 10-12 hour flight each way, week for testing? They have been gone since April? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Flyers Posted December 15, 2011 Share Why can't they announce immediately??? Are they covering up, if you pay lots of money???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 15, 2011 Share So? 10-12 hour flight each way, week for testing? They have been gone since April? WTF? It was a roundabout flight - Sao Paulo-Qatar-Bangkok-Berlin - and samples were stashed in someone's hairdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted December 15, 2011 Share It was a roundabout flight - Sao Paulo-Qatar-Bangkok-Belrin - and samples were stashed in someone's hairdo. Ah, right. The great CSA cover-up of 2011? I bet Majola is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrackmind Posted December 15, 2011 Share It was a roundabout flight - Sao Paulo-Qatar-Bangkok-Berlin - and samples were stashed in someone's hairdo.Dreadful news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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