Drugs in UK sports....

[bennydorano]

http://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/542/motor-doping-is-happening-and-weve-tested-it

[Dinny Breen]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/performance-enhancing-drugs-now-a-public-health-crisis-731729.html

[bridgegael]

British track cyclist caught taking PEDs,  no name yet.  Could be just the start

[bennydorano]

Simon Yates, road cyclist for a right while now, tested positive at Paris-Nice. Him & his brother both cycle with Orica Green Edge. His da is Sean, relatively famous Brit cyclist of the Kelly era, worked for Sky too.

[bennydorano]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/orica-greenedge-take-responsibility-simon-yates-positive-test-223054?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social#3JCoXP7QftqYpDek.99

Innocent enough sounding incident. No doubt Kimmage would agree with me😇

[gallsman]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/orica-greenedge-take-responsibility-simon-yates-positive-test-223054?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social#3JCoXP7QftqYpDek.99

Innocent enough sounding incident. No doubt Kimmage would agree with me😇

That's the problem, they're all "innocent enough sounding". The TUE system is a joke and easily abused.

[Clov]

Simon Yates, road cyclist for a right while now, tested positive at Paris-Nice. Him & his brother both cycle with Orica Green Edge. His da is Sean, relatively famous Brit cyclist of the Kelly era, worked for Sky too.

They're unrelated to Sean Yates i think (who seemingly had to leave his job at team sky due to his doping past)

[imtommygunn]

Then why did they ever give him the job in the first place though.

[AQMP]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/orica-greenedge-take-responsibility-simon-yates-positive-test-223054?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social#3JCoXP7QftqYpDek.99

Innocent enough sounding incident. No doubt Kimmage would agree with me😇

Another asthmatic competing in high level sport.

[Dinny Breen]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/orica-greenedge-take-responsibility-simon-yates-positive-test-223054?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social#3JCoXP7QftqYpDek.99

Innocent enough sounding incident. No doubt Kimmage would agree with me😇

Another asthmatic competing in high level sport.

Amazing.

[bennydorano]

Forcibly retire all Asthmatics then chaps??

Think this is innocent tbh, never seen a team do a Mea Culpa like that before. Orica would be well thought of too, the likes of Astana or Katusha would have been laughed out of the room.

[gallsman]

Forcibly retire all Asthmatics then chaps??

Think this is innocent tbh, never seen a team do a Mea Culpa like that before. Orica would be well thought of too, the likes of Astana or Katusha would have been laughed out of the room.

You're coming across very defensive on this Benny - you lament the fact that nobody gives cycling a chance any more and then when something like this happens you're trying to sweep it under the carpet. The team have admitted it was the very first time it was administered to him, which is plenty suspicious in its own right given how they're parading his "well documented history of asthma".

If cycling fans can just brush it off as easily as you appear to be doing, then it's no wonder "outsiders" still see the sport as a joke with too man people willing to have the wool pulled over their eyes.

[johnneycool]

Forcibly retire all Asthmatics then chaps??

Think this is innocent tbh, never seen a team do a Mea Culpa like that before. Orica would be well thought of too, the likes of Astana or Katusha would have been laughed out of the room.

Most (not all) people develop asthma in their youth, so there should be Doctors notes to support their claim. I'd be surprised at professional athletes getting astma in their prime so to speak.

[rosnarun]

Shouldnt affect his career too much. if irish rugby is used as a guide, indeed he could be on TV as an 'Expert' in no time

[bennydorano]

Forcibly retire all Asthmatics then chaps??

Think this is innocent tbh, never seen a team do a Mea Culpa like that before. Orica would be well thought of too, the likes of Astana or Katusha would have been laughed out of the room.

You're coming across very defensive on this Benny - you lament the fact that nobody gives cycling a chance any more and then when something like this happens you're trying to sweep it under the carpet. The team have admitted it was the very first time it was administered to him, which is plenty suspicious in its own right given how they're parading his "well documented history of asthma".

If cycling fans can just brush it off as easily as you appear to be doing, then it's no wonder "outsiders" still see the sport as a joke with too man people willing to have the wool pulled over their eyes.

Defensive because I dont jump on the 'dopers' bandwagon? Default cycnicism sickens my hole. Holy jaysus did u read the post that started this little run? "British track cyclist caught taking PEDs,  no name yet.  Could be just the start" - that's what cycling has to deal with. Am I being defensive by pointing out the actual facts & offering an informed opinion??