Clemson Cycling said:And surely the USADA has no jurisdiction in Europe
They do under the WADA code.
Edit. JS has already answered it.
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Clemson Cycling said:And surely the USADA has no jurisdiction in Europe
Whaddya suppose Marti was doing for Contador all those years?The third Spanish name is the more elusive Martí, a Spanish trainer who has also worked closely with several riders within Bruyneel’s teams, including Alberto Contador.
Little is known about Martí, who is not a licensed medical doctor. He rarely speaks to the media and refused a routine interview request from VeloNews three years ago during a race in Spain. According to the USADA documents, Martí started working at U.S. Postal Service in 1999, then the rebranded Discovery Channel team through 2007 and switched to Astana in 2008.
Floyd Landis, speaking in an interview with the German TV station ARD in 2011, accused Martí of supplying riders with drugs.
“Pepe was a supplier of drugs to U.S. Postal when I was on the team,” Landis was quoted on ARD. “I often used (Martí) to buy growth hormones, EPO and other doping products. He was not a coach. He was nothing more than a known drug dealer.”
There was never any public reaction from Martí, but Alberto Contador’s representatives acknowledged that he worked with Martí during his time at both Discovery Channel and Astana. Contador has not reportedly worked with Martí since 2010.
VeloCity said:http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/who-are-the-spaniards-under-the-usada-spotlight_223914
Whaddya suppose Marti was doing for Contador all those years?
sniper said:cooking his meals, I assume.
"well cooked, or medium rare?"
Zinoviev Letter said:Does this mean that USADA have just banned three backroom people from competing as athletes?
Theres more, but thats a good preview."10.10.1 Prohibition Against Participation
During Ineligibility
No Athlete or other Person who has been
declared Ineligible may, during the period of
Ineligibility, participate in any capacity in a
Competition or activity (other than authorized
anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs)
authorized or organized by any Signatory,
Signatory's member organization, or a club or
other member organization of a Signatory’s
member organization, or in Competitions
authorized or organized by any professional
league or any international- or national-level
Event organization."
henryg said:No they have banned the doctors and coaches from acting as doctors and coaches or working in any other capacity in any WADA signatory sport. It also means there would be sanctions for any athlete that uses their services.
More Strides than Rides said:I tried to sort through WADA's definition of ineligibility a week or two ago (after a current 10-year-banned agent was spotted in the Nike suite at the US olympic trials...)
http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/W...DP-The-Code/WADA_Anti-Doping_CODE_2009_EN.pdf
Theres more, but thats a good preview.
Participation is a dicey word. Pretty clearly, there can be no more training plans, health screenings (for athletes), paid consultations, or anything officially documented between athletes and the banned 3. But, of course, "family friend" is still an end around. Similarly, it isn't illegal (probably) for them to spectate at races, vacation in Girona, and so on.
USADA CEO Travis Tygart confirmed to Cyclingnews that Ferrari, Del Moral and Marti accepted their lifetime bans. "The respondents chose not to waste resources by moving forward with the arbitration process, which would only reveal what they already know to be the truth of their doping activity.
More Strides than Rides said:Theres more, but thats a good preview.
Armstrong's extension expires Saturday. I doubt USADA will grant another extension. It will all be in Sparks' ballpark before Saturday.Maxiton said:Or he's waiting for the judge to rule on his refiling and thus requested an extension.
More Strides than Rides said:I tried to sort through WADA's definition of ineligibility a week or two ago (after a current 10-year-banned agent was spotted in the Nike suite at the US olympic trials...)
http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/W...DP-The-Code/WADA_Anti-Doping_CODE_2009_EN.pdf
Theres more, but thats a good preview.
Participation is a dicey word. Pretty clearly, there can be no more training plans, health screenings (for athletes), paid consultations, or anything officially documented between athletes and the banned 3. But, of course, "family friend" is still an end around. Similarly, it isn't illegal (probably) for them to spectate at races, vacation in Girona, and so on.
sniper said:What I find remarkable is that the United States are now officially leading the global fight against doping, whereas they were endulging it in the eighties and nineties. They're now showing us Europeans how to clean the house.
thehog said:Someone might want to tell Matt White and GreenEdge about Del Moral...
Ferrari was likely not one of the 10+ witnesses noted by USADA in their charging letter. Banking records showing that Armstrong used Ferrari's services while the doc was banned will be introduced at an arbitration hearing.Merckx index said:How to save taxpayers' money:
This is not totally bad news for LA, though. It means these guys won't be testifying. The conspiracy is down to three, which has to be easier to manage than six.
My question: was there ever a possibility of getting reduced sentences if they confessed? If there was, these guys threw away that chance. Why? Were they intimidated by the prospect of crossing LA? Surely they didn't take a fall just to make it possibly a little easier for him?
Merckx index said:How to save taxpayers' money:
This is not totally bad news for LA, though. It means these guys won't be testifying. The conspiracy is down to three, which has to be easier to manage than six.
My question: was there ever a possibility of getting reduced sentences if they confessed? If there was, these guys threw away that chance. Why? Were they intimidated by the prospect of crossing LA? Surely they didn't take a fall just to make it possibly a little easier for him?
VeloCity said:http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/who-are-the-spaniards-under-the-usada-spotlight_223914
Whaddya suppose Marti was doing for Contador all those years?
Merckx index said:How to save taxpayers' money:
This is not totally bad news for LA, though. It means these guys won't be testifying. The conspiracy is down to three, which has to be easier to manage than six.
My question: was there ever a possibility of getting reduced sentences if they confessed? If there was, these guys threw away that chance. Why? Were they intimidated by the prospect of crossing LA? Surely they didn't take a fall just to make it possibly a little easier for him?
Don't be late Pedro said:So with respect to Dr Ferrari and pro riders: They were not allowed to work with him before but now they are really not allowed to work with him?
ManInFull said:I *believe* that cyclists were previously recommended to not work with Ferrari, but Lance and others did it even though Ferrari had a reputation for incorporating drugs into a cyclist's training regimen.