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All we know is "amphetamine", unless I am wrong and we now know 100% it was Adderall.
Or are we assuming Adderall just for arguments sake?
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It might also be a logical assumption, that if JSE had a nurse at the races, allegedly there to administer IVs, one might logically assume it might be for between motos?
I haven't gone out of my way to assume guilt. I have simply repeated the sentiment of Matthes and the crew on the BTO show. As I see it, these are the only people who have really reported on the issue.
All I have to from an opinion from is what has been reported. Your opinion is that the evidence doesn't point towards cheating at all. My opinion and the opinion of, from what I can gather all the media that has spoken on the issue is that the evidence is inculpatory. I'm not trying to bury the guy. All I am say is that, from my perspective, the evidence points towards cheating.
My opinion, contrary to what you are claiming, is that you don't have any evidence that Stewart was cheating. Don't confuse that with claiming that Stewart was not cheating. I don't have to make the stronger claim that Stewart was not cheating since that is not my burden of proof.
To reiterate, you have ZERO evidence that Stewart was cheating. You have some assumptions, mixed with incredulity and hearsay. But evidence? No way. If you had evidence, this wouldn't be up for discussion since the evidence would exonerate you from your assumptions.
Pit Row
Presumption of innocence.
Burden of proof.
What about what Matthes has said? Was Matthes there in Stewart's motor home in between motos? If not, then all you have is hearsay.
You are of course, welcome to prove otherwise with some demonstrable facts and that would put an end to this discussion. But we both know that isn't going to happen so I'll stick with my words and what they mean.
By definition of the rules, that's cheating. The burden of proof now resides with James to prove he wasn't cheating but needed what he took for medical reasons. However, doing that AFTER he got caught will always leave a lot of people questioning the truth regardless.
As far as Millville? Sure.. Bring your own nurse and your own IV's. Of course they were for after the race. Ok. Unfortunately, the court of law will not sway the court of racers and industry opinion that live inside those pit gates week in and week out. The argument of "technically, there is no proof" will only cost him loss of respect by many.
It's truly a shitty situation. For James, that is.
Personally, I would call it a season, go into PR mode. Get my head right and get all my paperwork ready for after I serve my suspension for not following the rules in SX. However, I am not James, I'm just a fan.
Major bummer all the way around.
Are you in the Stewart camp? If so... Tell the fastest man on the planet there is a lot of us that want to see him back and winning.
M2. Chemical and Physical Manipulation
Tampering or attempting to tamper with a collected sample in order to affect its validity is prohibited.
Intravenous infusions or any intravenous injection of more than 50mL per a six-hour period are prohibited except for those legitimately received in the course of hospital admissions or clinical investigations.
Advisory:
Even if the substance delivered by intravenous infusion is not prohibited (such as iron), the method remains prohibited if given outside of a hospital admission/clinical investigation.
In an emergency, you should always receive appropriate medical care. If the emergency physicians need to insert an intravenous line to save your life or provide emergency medication, request copies of all the clinical documentation for the diagnosis and decision to start the IV and the amount of fluid administered. Once the emergency is over you can communicate with USADA to determine if a TUE is required for the emergency.
Physicians frequently raise concerns about the use of IV infusions in place of/in addition to oral fluid intake in cases of severe gastrointestinal (GI) distress (such as during travel) and dehydration. WADA clarified “the use of IV fluid replacement following exercise to correct mild rehydration is not clinically indicated nor substantiated by the medical literature.” Read more about the use of IV infusions for re-hydration and recovery here.
http://www.usada.org/is-it-prohibited-or-dangerous-for-athletes-using-i…
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