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Man I'm with you. Ping is teetering on the deep end, or maybe he's already gone off the edge.
I don't see this expanding his brand, quite the contrary. Too bad, at one point he had a pretty good thing going....
I guess this is why Ping isn't getting a press credential
Ping is a dickhead. It was funny when he co hosted pulp but once he started his own gig you could really see it. Not a fan
Remember all of those times when agents and media from mainstream sports went at it in IG comments? Yeah me neither.
As much as I love this sport, sometimes we are reminded how bush league it is.
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I don’t know if SX/MX guys have to do this, but in some other sports (like cycling, track & field) the elite athletes have to provide their overnight location and also a 1 hour daily whereabout window where they have to be available for testing.
Pretty sure they are subject to the same rules out of competition as in competition. MX just doesn't see as many out of competition tests as say, cycling.
Wonder why they don't just park outside Sean O'Malley's place, wait for him to go live on you tube, then go knock on the door
I think Honda has used all their budget on Jett.
not sure how Sexton will go at Aldons Prison?!
You gotta be out of shape and/or old.
The few minutes between the finish line and pits is PLENTY of time for these guys to get their heart rates down and be able to be coherent. No way you need PEDs for this lol.
Not a Ping fan.
Okay, I re-read through the initial post and replies and I don’t think there ever was a KTM drug test that was refused like some in here are suggesting. However, I can see where people may come to that conclusion based on what Ping’s initial comment implies.
”We've also been told that the KTM group had @kenroczen94 in their sights, but have moved on to other prospects after his refusal to submit to drug testing after the final round of WSX.”
Steve comes into the comments and says “We did the test and all good.” “The reason we refused … is to make sure proper protocol is followed.” “Ken Roczen never refused, I did…”
Ping goes: “So you took the test or refused? You’ve just claimed both.”
Here’s where Ping starts to not back away from understanding that both statements can be true because they initially said no but ultimately still took the test.
Steve goes: “We did the test. Let’s go on a podcast to discuss this further.”
Ping: “Are you drinking? What did we say that wasn’t accurate? If we’re wrong, let me now. Otherwise piss off.”
Steve: “Inaccurate is we refused to take a test. Period we took the test. I just challenged protocol and process.”
Ping goes on to not understand both statements can be true again by saying: “@steve_astephen "the reason we
refused.." yet "we submitted" One things for sure, you're not doing a very good job representing your clients side of the story”
Ping today: “Steve stated they refused the test right before deleting his contradictory statements! Now they look even more suspect.”
Steve: “you’re taking things out of context.”
Ping: “You’re making contradictory statements and can’t keep your facts straight!”
Steve: “He did get tested and he did take the test.”
So to people asking “Where’s the clickbait?” I believe it’s the part where Ping says KTM decided to pass on Roczen for refusing to take a drug test. Roczen appears to have taken every drug test he’s needed to, his agent just initially put up a stink due the the FIM doing their goofy shit again before Ken took the test.
Astephen has been an agent for over 20 years with athletes in lots of pro sports and other fields. It's really surprising he went at it on Instagram like this.
Ping sounds like either an idiot or an asshole. I’m thinking asshole because surely he’s not as dumb as these comments seem. Saying he initially refused but later took the test is obviously not contradictory.
No one in here actually think athletes in other sports aren't on PEDs right? NFL players are super soldiers for Christ's sake.
Most fire departments were trying to force their employees to get the jab. Nurses and firefighters/first responders were being fired for not getting the vaccine that didn’t end up working. Sometimes when your career of over 20 years( I know Ping wasn’t a firefighter for 20 years) is being held over your family it gets a LITTLE political. He more than likely found the social experiment controversial and political and that carried over into his viewpoints. I know it did in my family. My unvaccinated RN wife was such a health hazard that she should be fired by October 2021, but a simple religious exemption allowed her to still work and care for patients, huge health risk for patients ALLEGEDLY.
Congrats on surviving the biggest psychological warfare exercise in american history. We made it.
Please do not bring your conspiracy theory bs into this thread 🤢
but bro... what about the amnesty?
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The "where-abouts" program. Where WADA can test you outside of competition, at random, multiple times a year by just showing up at your house. You have to give WADA a schedule every two weeks or roughly where you'll be. They show up and if you're not at your described location within a certain time-frame, they leave and you get a point against the program. Get three points and you're automatically sanctioned / penalized.
From what I heard, there was usually two riders a year selected for the program. I believe these riders have been on it and there's more I'm not aware of.
Chad Reed
Ryan Villopoto (he's mentioned almost getting sanctioned for not being somewhere on time)
Jason Anderson
Ryan Dungey
Trey Canard
Andrew Short
Ped ring? Who said there was a ped ring?
But what’s more amazing, is how slightly pudgy average dudes with zero athletic abilities become world class endurance athletes.
Didn't this start out as a Sexton to KTM thread?
A few things here.
On Ping. There's two Pings. There's WTS Ping, which he's quite good at and we like that Ping. Then there's middle school mean girl clique Ping, the Moto version of a Valley Girl from Florida, that's the irritating Ping. Sometimes Ping forgets where he is and goes into the wrong role.
Honda. Honda lives in the future. They'll gladly trade a Championship today for a possible Championship in the future.
Even more interesting that KTM would require pre employment testing before sending their investments down to Aldons Alleged PED Farm. Wild story, big if true.
Interesting that you believe that.
Sexton has been so superb on the Honda, the switch isn’t something I expected. Was it known early on he might leave HRC? How much does this have to do with Lawrence being the presumed future of the brand? Then again, with Sexton as successful as he’s been, who’s to say even Lawrence would stay after the first couple years. Honda made a mistake losing Chase imo.
Maybe no one likes the new hondas?
Thanks for the translation. I feel like I showed up a party after everyone was hammered and were arguing about something. Meanwhile I am still sober trying to piece together wtf this incoherent rambling argument is about.
Noone has asked the real question here....
Does ping have Doc-u-men-tation?
I've lived in Florida since 2005, if there is a valley no one ever told me about it.
Exactly. I give 2 shits about al the other drama. My mind is blown that, from what it sounds like, HRC is just going to let Chase walk? There has be something else going on behind the scenes that is being kept on the down low if that's the case. Jett might or might not be the future, but Chase is the now. It doesn't make a bit of sense to me. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Also how is this info being leaked a month prior to the season starting? It's just baffling to me.
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