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16 months...
The FIM has released a statement regarding it's decision on James Stewart. Under Article 2.1 of the CAD, they have reached a decision to suspend Stewart for sixteen months. According to the release, the suspension is retroactive from the date of collection, in this case April 12, 2014. Stewart is ineligible to race until August 11, 2015.
The Shop
May 23 Glen Helen National San Bernardino, CA
May 30 Thunder Valley National Lakewood, CO
June 6 Tennessee National Blountville, TN
June 13 High Point National Mt. Morris, PA
June 27 Budds Creek National Mechanicsville, MD
July 4 RedBud National Buchanan, MI
July 18 Spring Creek National Millville, MN
July 25 Washougal National Washougal, WA
August 8 Unadilla National New Berlin, NY
August 15 Utah National Tooele, UT
August 22 Ironman National Crawfordsville, IN
Gotta get a few things off my chest. First, I have known the Stewarts for a really long time, and I like and admire all of them. Secondly, I think the penalty is way too harsh.
All of the riders (say again, all of the riders) were told that they were required to disclose any prescriptions that they were taking (to get a TUE) AHEAD OF TESTING. For whatever reason, Stewart did not. Aderall is not the issue, but a lack of disclosure. Those of you blaming WADA and USADA are out of line (unless your complaint is the length of the penalty).
Those of you complaining about testing at all in SX/MX, do you really want HGH and PED's to be allowed? Not only is this an unfair advantage against people who refuse this, but it is unfair to those riders who cannot afford it. And it's dangerous to the individuals who take it.
To those of you saying you're not going to any races this year, good riddance. You're not a true fan and you are disrespecting all the guys still out there busting their butts and risking injury.
(hope you don't mind me copy and pasting this mom241)
Dungey and Reed are still racing SX.
Pit Row
Can someone explain the need for the co-sanctioning between the AMA and the FIM? I honestly don't understand the need for it.
I know , I know.........and I'm not saying it was / wasn't James and his teams fault.....I'm just saying as a " fan of this sport "......it really , really sucks to hear this news. If something like this happened to someone like Zach Bell , JM19 , Tomac ( one of the younger dudes ) it still wouldn't feel right.....but at least they have enough time left in their career to still do something when they come back.
To take a guy out of the sport for 16 months at the lime light of his career.....just seems so damn wrong! They couldn't of just made a deal with a hefty fine or something like that? Maybe a combination of some different things? But to totally just remove him from the gate for 16 months ( over a paper work violation or whatever )......I don't know man , just seems really , really wrong!
The past year or two I started to become a bigger JS7 fan.....and for me personally , this just made me a bigger fan.
I also say this ( as I have 100 times before )....I'm a huge advocate for rider safety. And IF this drug makes a guy more alert and lets him become a safer rider......then they should take it off the damned banned list ! Rider safety first imho!
Don't file paperwork for prescription adderall in MX get banned for 16 months..... seems legit lol
Its mind blowing that for a first offence for something so minor you get banned for almost 3 seasons
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