Impey cooked

All in the Barloworld tradition!

Sounds like GreenEdge are ready to pretend he doesn't exist. He will be 31/32 before he comes back so future prospects in the sport don't look great, wonder if there is much benefit playing stupid.
 
Eyeballs Out said:
Positive in Feb. Suspended by his team in July. Welcome to anti-doping in 2014

He was notified on the 23rd June, was present at his B sample test on 27th June and it has been announced, after the weekend and probably after discussions with his team and South African anti-doping relating to the finding, to the public on 2nd July.
 
King Boonen said:
He was notified on the 23rd June, was present at his B sample test on 27th June and it has been announced, after the weekend and probably after discussions with his team and South African anti-doping relating to the finding, to the public on 2nd July.

Yes

So rides on for over four months after getting caught in a simple (i.e. non-longitudinal) dope test, including a win over 3 months later
 
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Wonder what sort of text you send a friend when he tests positive. Is it "your a ****ing prat" or "sorry to hear that mate, see you next week for a brew" Lol.
 
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can anybody briefly tell me how testing in SA races works? Is the sample sent to a European WADA-accredited lab?
Was or wasn't there any way (legal or illegal) for UCI to prevent this positive from happening?
 
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Or, "you should stick to injectable Amino Acids, I think I used those once, erm, can't remember".
 
King Boonen said:
He was not caught until the first sample was run on or around the 23rd June.

That's the way testing works.

How do you know the first sample was run on or around the 23rd June ? I can see that date was when Impey was first informed but nothing about when the sample was analysed (not that it particularly matters because the bottom line is still the same)
 
Eyeballs Out said:
How do you know the first sample was run on or around the 23rd June ? I can see that date was when Impey was first informed but nothing about when the sample was analysed (not that it particularly matters because the bottom line is still the same)

I don't, but it's a fairly logical assumption and the most accurate one until we find out anything different.


The bottom line is running samples, analysing the data and reporting the findings takes time. It's not a case of samples are submitted and then run in the next few hours, as much as we might wish it was.

It's obvious you are implying that, no doubt with reference to Kreuzigers case which is completely different, NADO's are selecting when they wish to start proceedings against a rider or taking their time to notify them so they can continue racing. There is no evidence to support that. The time-frame for the series of events is perfectly reasonable.