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Also, it's easy to say he functioned for years without it but you have no clue how he functioned. There was a reason he decided to go back to the doctor.
I really don't see what his education level has to do with anything, aside from making the choice to quit racing even more ridiculous.
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Its his fault, get over it! Quit being an emotional little girl. If he was truly taking it from a young age, raced without a TUE in hand, he’s dumber than I thought he was.
I don’t agree with having testing, I think it’s a waste of time and money, it’s paid for on the backs of the riders BUT it is a reality, riders have to run their businesses properly until Trump does away with that rule also......they have to live with it.
WADA isn't rational with their system.
Do you get a jail sentence for driving on an expired registration? That's the equivalent of what has happened here. The punishment is so far over the top for a paperwork issue only.
WADA's role should be drug testing and publishing results. That's it. It gives transparency to the sport. Let the governing body (AMA/FIM) determine what the penalty should be.
There was a documentary that got input from several different stake holders in the WADA/USADA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and some of the sports that use WADA. I believe it was the NFL was actually interested in WADA/USADA until they refused to bend and allow the NFL to control the penalty. What difference does it make to WADA if the NFL upholds their penalty or not?
I read his response that’s all I know about him.
I read his response and gave my opinion. Once Stewart got what he got Every PROFESSIONAL knew the deal. I’m about accepting responsibity for ones personal actions.
After Stewart’s deal any rider who didnt get a TUE in hand prior to taking a drug is stupid!
Now after Cason’s deal any rider who doesn’t get a TUE in hand prior to taking a drug is beyond stupid!
He got a 4 year suspension for cheating (that’s how they look at it, not me)
Can you tell me what this says here? I'm having a hard time reading it.
He is suspended for a positive test.
He is not suspended for "improper paperwork".
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But I probably don't understand how it all works with WADA and the FIM/AMA etc.
I feel really bad for Cade. I hope he gets it worked out, but waiting a month for an email and nobody answering the phone doesn't sound good.
If I'm the sanctioning body or promoter, I would have a real issue with WADA's paperwork system affecting the product that's put on the track. They probably don't care since it's Clason but after losing Stew and now another rider, they should be quite concerned about the ease at which a star may not be allowed on the track. It directly affects their bottomline. I hope they wake up and make an effort to A) help Clason
WADA should be removed from the equation if for no other reason than their inability or unwillingness to respond. Hell, I get better service from the DMV when I renew my driver's license!
Please, get real.
I mean...damn.
I work with athletes that have done it right...and doing it right meant waiting for the WADA/USADA geniuses to learn to read and get educated on med's after SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR A TUE due to The HEALTH & SAFETY NEEDS OF THE RIDER...over more than a few seasons...one rider was in a really bad way at the end of the day without his NEEDED MEDS...
So, those of you with the righteous indignation that causes you to think you "know" what's going on here...
Or that USADA/WADA are always in the right...
Damn, you are sooooooooo wrong.
First of all, WADA, being a world organisation, covers all sorts of sports all over the world, some of which are Olympic sports and some aren’t. Even amongst the Olympic sports, there are very few these days where the Olympics are the only major competition. Athletes compete in all sorts of annual and biannual competitions and tournaments outside of the Olympic cycle.
Second, the four year penalty is only a recent change; it used to be two years which is not an “Olympic cycle”.
So this notion that the four year ban is only applicable to Olympic sports is ludicrous. Motocross is no different. A two year ban affects a rider as much as an F1 driver or rugby player or track and field athlete - as professional athletes their income is being affected every year they are out.
I’m always interested in watching how any organisation, sporting or other (including business), deals out penalties for breaching their own rules and regulations. They are a true test of how seriously the organisation takes its own rules and of the leadership mettle.
Penalties are intended to do a couple of things. It’s a direct punishment of those found guilty of breaching the regulations. They also serve as a deterrent to stop breaches actually occurring in the first place. When you take both of those together the nature of penalties is harsh - they have to be in order to be effective.
A penalty thus should be highly disruptive. It will be disruptive to the individual and to the organisation. This is where the leaders of the organisation become potentially conflicted. Punishing an individual for a breach hurts them as well. That can make it a really tough decision, but the good leaders will make those tough decisions because (a) it sets the right example, and (b) they know everyone will be watching and their choices in tough situations will affect the tone of how these cases are handled in future.
A culture of easy penalties will do nothing except send the message that it’s ok to break the rules.
The whole point people are trying to make is that the way WADA rules is very extreme for our little sport, it doesn't matter what sport it does work for, it doesn't work for MX/SX and that's what we care about. Very few are making enough to where taking a few years off and making a return is really possible, I mean you're supposed to stay as sharp on the bike for those few years while also finding another way to make an income? Good luck.
I completely understand the whole "just don't take the medicine" point but would it not have been just as easy for WADA to let him know his paperwork was wrong? I mean they are paying WADA to do their job, right?
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