Guest Lancesball Posted December 17, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted December 17, 2015 Share ..........here we go........... Edited December 17, 2015 by Jaco-fiets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banna Posted December 17, 2015 Share Ag nee *** tog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted December 17, 2015 Share I guess that explains the needle episode then... Saddle sores huh? Willfellow, intern, ChUkKy and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted December 17, 2015 Share 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 Edited December 17, 2015 by fanievb TheKaiser, intern and Lexx 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeloRacer Posted December 17, 2015 Share Tip of the iceberg. I heard from a source that they found a home testing machine in his possession as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lancesball Posted December 17, 2015 Share 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? Danger Dassie, Jules, rpedro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ the Expat Posted December 17, 2015 Share That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted December 17, 2015 Share TJOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted December 17, 2015 Share . Latent_Blue, Gandalf, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted December 17, 2015 Share Luls, was only a matter of time before this one blew up.1x career done. raptor-22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadude Posted December 17, 2015 Share 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. wiledog_x, georgemc, Heinrich Hattingh and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 17, 2015 Share .BAZINGA. I can imagine the shock on your face as well... karma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Pollard Posted December 17, 2015 Share How stupid do you need to be to still try and dope your way to the top? georgemc, raptor-22 and Bankie99 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 17, 2015 Share How stupid do you need to be to still try and dope your way to the top?That stupid, apparently. Skubarra and fanievb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted December 17, 2015 Share That stupid, apparently. well....we've heard him speak on tele.... Loose cog, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Rudi Pollard and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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