Recent content by AussieGoddess

so let me get this straight You dont understand the difference between Froome's case - where he has tested positive and has an open case of doping waiting to be heard ... and Contador's case where he had been through his case, won and cleared his name and was free to ride but for which one side...

Re: Re: I dont understand how on earth the Contador case is relevant here. Contador was cleared by the Anti Doping Tribunal who heard his case - so he was free to ride. He had been cleared so its pretty hard to say that him riding would cause damage to the reputation of the race. The UCI...

right - so its not for preventing asthma ... its for preventing an allergic reaction to grass pollen. a reaction he was obviously suffering greatly from when he was winning the Dauphine ... :mad: seriously - trying to move the deck chairs around doesnt change the boat going down.

There is no indication that the CADF - or the UCI have ever investigated this matter as far as I am aware. They have looked into whether or not a TUE was issued, but not whether or not it was appropriate or whether Sky breached any other rules. They correctly left that to UKAD - who...

Re: Re: I cannot find anwhere that says what Wellens was offered. In fact all I can find is "the team would not speificy what drug had been offered to Wellens..." so where are you getting that he was offered this? You then go on to use this case as evidence that Triamcinolone is widely used...

Re: Re: actually the charge is NOT that you inhaled more than the specified amount. The charge is that the amount in the urine is deemed to be not for therapeutic use. Effectively that a result of over 1000ng/ml means that it is deemed that you used over the amount allowed (either inhaled...

Re: Re: While a De Novo hearing is indeed a completely new trial, where the legal team are free to pursue a different line of reasoning or defence ... it certainly is not 'as if the first hearing never happened'. They cannot give conflicting evidence.

Re: Re: plausible theory ... maybe. but Froome lost time on the stage beforehand ... so to my mind its unlikely that he would be winding down the steriods at that point. still - its an interesting point. Perhaps it wasnt an error in the salbutomol itself, but a change in another drug that...

But surely if NSAIDS did this - then more athletes would go over the limit much more often. Athletes take painkillers and NSAIDS all the time ... they crash, they hurt, they are sore and exhausted ... paracetomol and Ibprofen would be part of their regular diet so how would the sky team be...

Re: Re: He is out of the Giro also, so no chance of going to Liege :(

crap Rhubroma, that isnt good at all. and a MONTH :eek: .... at least if you had the giro on it would make the time go faster, but you dont even have that. Hope you get well soon

I was there a while back and found it pretty tough actually to find anywhere that had cycling on - and that was for GdL which as an italian race I thought might be more popular. anyway - I am not sure if they had it (I ended up watching in my hotel room) but try the Scholars Lounge. They...

In considering the length of bans, I think its important to consider the possible harm caused. Trolling - its annoying, but not so much. Petty slanging back and forth - a bit more so. Insults and threatening behaviour ... much more so. And the punishment should reflect that. It is...

http://cameronwurf.blogspot.com.au/2014_01_01_archive.html you can read it in Cam's words for yourself

are you doing a "best moderator" award? :p :p :p