An unnamed cyclist being busted by the Dutch fed for going a tad too heavy on their asthma inhaler ain't gonna set many pulses racing, I know, so here's the bit that's meant to make you sit up and pay attention: the Froome case started with a level of 2,000 ng/ml. So the question for you here is this: how is one cyclist (Froome) cleared while another cyclist (unnamed) gets sent to the naughty step?
The full Instituut Sportrechtspraak (ISR) decision - dated 11/1/2021 - is here (Dutch, .pdf). Salient points follow:
The full Instituut Sportrechtspraak (ISR) decision - dated 11/1/2021 - is here (Dutch, .pdf). Salient points follow:
- IC test carried out on an unnamed rider at an unidentified race on a date not given
- KNWU reported an AAF on 30/9/19
- Rider's salbutamol level was 1.9 µg/ml
- Max allowed level 1.6 µg / ml (= 1600 ng / ml) per 24 hours and 0.8 µg / ml (= 800 ng / ml) per 12 hours
- Rider claims to have used 0.8 µg / ml in total - 0.4 µg / ml before the competition and 0.4 µg / ml immediately but before the doping control
- Dehydration offered as one possible explanation with rider claiming it was 31° C on the day of the test
- Rider found guilty and given a 4 year ban
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