This case is the failure of the rider's professional association - Surely a well run, well organised and well funded association would have the resources to support Cardoso's legal fees - Riders should do better to support other riders.
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As with similar cases in the past, the period of ineligibility already served is likely to be taken into account, meaning his four-year ban would be backdated to start from that date and thus run to July 2021.
The words are "provisionally suspended."RedheadDane said:Well, Four-year ban.
As with similar cases in the past, the period of ineligibility already served is likely to be taken into account, meaning his four-year ban would be backdated to start from that date and thus run to July 2021.
See, this is one of the cases where a backdated ban actually makes sense, since he actually was sidelined (essentially banned, though the word was different).
Given this is what the rules clearly state, you are merely stating the bleeding obvious.RedheadDane said:I know what the word(s) is. My point was that he was unable to ride during the 16-month period, therefore his ban should obviously be backdated, otherwise he wouldn't have been given a four-year ban, he'd have been given a five-year-and-four-months ban.
In that case, you're doing even less than that.fmk_RoI said:Given this is what the rules clearly state, you are merely stating the bleeding obvious.RedheadDane said:I know what the word(s) is. My point was that he was unable to ride during the 16-month period, therefore his ban should obviously be backdated, otherwise he wouldn't have been given a four-year ban, he'd have been given a five-year-and-four-months ban.
deets"If the test results of the B sample have not been measured using the same standards as in the A sample, the A sample is not confirmed, rather a new analysis has been carried out pursuant to a different method of evaluation."