Andre Cardoso positive for EPO

[yaco]

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.

 

[RedheadDane]

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).

 

[fmk_RoI]

Re:

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).

The words are "provisionally suspended."

 

[RedheadDane]

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.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Re:

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.

Given this is what the rules clearly state, you are merely stating the bleeding obvious.

 

[Unchained]

This is a complete joke..cycling unions,federations..association..riders just now are being punished for offenses committed in 2017?..joke..teams folding so paying riders..pro bike racers from all over the world needing to travel to a specific country to vote in an election?
No wonder the sport can't get any traction a TV coverage or sponsors..everyone has to spend equal time and money saying sorry for praising and supporting doped riders..Cycling News w what I expect is not an unlimited budget spent it's time and money interviewing Floyd Landis..and what did they interview him about? Yep..selling dope in remote Colorado..and could there be more? Sure Landis plans to use dope sales proceeds to sponsor a cycling team..
If the Armstrong era didn't get proficient procedures in place to catch and punish drug users the sport is doomed..from Froome to Cardoza..Wiggins and Gianni Bugno this is a complete cluster phuck..for cycling management and infrastructure.
Just now maybe resolving Operation Puerta...a rainbow colors on one of the suspects?
Come on cycling fans demand better

 

[hrotha]

Re: Re:

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.

Given this is what the rules clearly state, you are merely stating the bleeding obvious.

In that case, you're doing even less than that.

 

[Craigee]

Different rules different people. Froome, Wiggins, Thomas, Armstrong would never ever be banned if the B sample was not positive. We all know it.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Early positives using the EPO test were thrown out by CAS after the B samples failed to support the A:

"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."

deets

 

[Invicituz]

Sports court holds open hearing in cyclist's doping case.

https://sports.nbcsports.com/2020/02/24/sports-court-holds-open-hearing-in-cyclists-doping-case/