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4/17/2018 11:48am
4/17/2018 11:48am
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4/18/2018 10:57am
I personally think Broc didn’t know exactly what it was he injested or was charged with, but it doesn’t matter. He’s done. Like DeCoster mentioned, he’s 28 and these suspensions are generally for 4 yrs (based on Olympic Games cycles) so even if he gets 1.5 - 2.5 yrs, its career ending.
The promoters (DC, Feld, and Co.) are probably shocked, but generally don’t care. It’s as if he’s in a jail in a foreign country, and its a foreign government deciding the outcome, even though it’s a US rider on US soil. It’s not necessarily “just” and the crime doesn’t fit the punishment, but what’s done is done.
The promoters (DC, Feld, and Co.) are probably shocked, but generally don’t care. It’s as if he’s in a jail in a foreign country, and its a foreign government deciding the outcome, even though it’s a US rider on US soil. It’s not necessarily “just” and the crime doesn’t fit the punishment, but what’s done is done.
Hope KTM/Red Bull does not hammer him for the pay back on his contract!!
Come on... I've known Broc since he was an amateur growing up in North Carolina. I am devastated for him. I hope it's all a misunderstanding.
DC
Racer X
The Shop
The Manufactures asked for the testing and this is the result , it's not perfect I agree but lets not kid ourselves that it's some kind of Foreign invasion.
I am perplexed though that the top riders don't test themselves to know they are clean. Seems like an unreasonable risk to wait for WADA testing to tell you if you have a career or not.
Truth is, Tickle is world class athlete. If he wasnt testing anything he was taking at a 3rd party lab on his own, well, not sure what to say since regular meatheads at gyms all around the world do, and they arent even in tested sports.
https://youtu.be/BPHfBZWUSNE
The penalties are steep for failing a test, whether you're a mountain biker or motocrosser, tennis player or Formula 1 driver... Leagues like the NFL, MLB and NHL are able to write their own penalties, and it's my hope than one day SX and MX can get together and do that, and have more reasonable penalties than "Olympic-length" penalties, but SX has their FIM sanction and must adhere to the WADA code.
DC
Racer X
Riddle me that batman
Edit** DC just answered my questions**
NFL/NBA/MLB have all done it. They've done the leg-work, would be great to follow their lead.
And of course, I assume the FIM sanctioning would have to go away in SX, but not sure what the benefits are these days since all rounds are in the US. I feel we would all be happy with this in order to improve the current drug policy and get away from WADA/USADA.
Edit....forgot to add, could always get the other major racing organizations/series included...GNCC, Road Raving, Flat Track, etc. I'd gladly pay $5 more with my AMA membership to get this taken care of.
Pit Row
http://www.cyclenews.com/2018/04/article/empire-of-dirt-3/
This caught my attention: “The thing is, rules, just like laws, are not self-justifying. Their very existence doesn’t make them right.”
So what’s the hold up to fix this mess of FIM and WADA and unjust penalties?! Tick toc, let’s ruin some more careers and lives. Everyone just standing around throwing up their hands, “welp, nothing we can do, hopes and prayers”. GET BUSY and fix it!
I get that the WADA thing is tied in with the FIM and thus more complicated. One more reason to tell the FIM to GTFO of our racing in my opinion.
The suspension is 50% of most riders pro career...football players get 4 games.
I also agree the penalties are way too harsh for the career span of racers as well as the benefits that any PED might have, but it's the price of having a completely independent and objective drug-testing component. If we could get to the "league" point with other series and motorsports I would be certainly interested in working in that direction, but right now, with different sanctioning bodies for SX, MX and MXGP, it's not possible.
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