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West accused of doping, banned for a month

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[font=verdana, arial]Anthony West looks set to miss the forthcoming Valencia Moto2 season finale after being handed a one-month ban following the results of an anti-doping test at Le Mans in May.[/font][font=verdana, arial]



While West has now also been disqualified from his seventh place finish at the French Grand Prix, his podium results at the last two rounds are not in jeopardy...



“Following FIM anti-doping controls carried out during the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix meeting held in Le Mans (FRA), one of the samples was found not in accordance with the FIM Anti-Doping Code” said the FIM statement.



“The sample of Australian Moto2 class rider Anthony West contained Methylhexaneamine, a substance included in 'S.6b Specified Stimulants' prohibited in competition, and thereby infringed Art 2.1 of the 2012 FIM Anti-Doping Code.



“Following the hearing of the rider, the CDI decided to disqualify Anthony Westfrom the French round of the 2012 FIM Moto2 World Championship, held on 20 May in Le Mans.



"In addition, the CDI imposes on the rider a sanction of one month's period of ineligibility to compete in any meeting authorised or organised by the FIM or any FIM-affiliated federation or body or in any competitions authorised or organised by any international or national level meeting organisation, from 30 October 2012.



“An appeal may be lodged with the International Tribunal of Appeal (TIA) within 5 day as from the notification of the decision."[/font]
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Rules are rules and it looks like he took the wrong cold medicine. Also, I find it odd that they are testing people for this stuff, yet nobody gets in any trouble for riding on pain killers?
 
wondering if any of the riders,especially the younger ones, have a docters note for methylphenidate, very common and ideal for racing.
 
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Kropotkin said:
You get a doctor's note for pain killers, so you're OK.
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I've not understood this "anti-doping" ........ in motoracing. Its obvious this was probably for weight-loss, and so what. Take a look at the Moto3 riders, they employ the same tactics as horse jockeys, which should be the real scandal. Haga got burned out of a title and the ........ continues. What next, anti-doping rules for golf?
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Jumkie said:
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I've not understood this "anti-doping" ........ in motoracing. Its obvious this was probably for weight-loss, and so what. Take a look at the Moto3 riders, they employ the same tactics as horse jockeys, which should be the real scandal. Haga got burned out of a title and the ........ continues. What next, anti-doping rules for golf?
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In snooker (and probably in golf too - golf is the work of beelzebub, but that's neither here nor there) the use of beta blockers was common, as it was a sport that required calm and concentration. Players were using beta blockers to lower their heart rates and blood pressure. So it's common.



After I posted the news story, somebody wrote to me and said that the use of methylhexaneamine is actually very useful in motorcycle racing, as it gives a brief, intense burst of concentration and confidence. So it may well not have been a weight loss issue. I'm sure West will be at Valencia, so I'll try to ask him what the deal is.
 
Kropotkin said:
In snooker (and probably in golf too - golf is the work of beelzebub, but that's neither here nor there) the use of beta blockers was common, as it was a sport that required calm and concentration. Players were using beta blockers to lower their heart rates and blood pressure. So it's common.



After I posted the news story, somebody wrote to me and said that the use of methylhexaneamine is actually very useful in motorcycle racing, as it gives a brief, intense burst of concentration and confidence. So it may well not have been a weight loss issue. I'm sure West will be at Valencia, so I'll try to ask him what the deal is.
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Methamphetamine was originally created for pilots who had to stay awake for long missions. It allowed them to stay awake and alert. This derivative has similar effects, while one of the side effects is weight loss. Maybe I didn't make my point well enough, to me it doesn't matter, these guys still have to ride the bike to the limit and do it competently. The point about the painkillers was excellent, in that it certainly "enhances" the ability of the injured rider to perform. If that isn't in the realm of 'enhancement performing drugs' I don't know what is.
 
Mental Anarchist said:
Aussie twice on the podium....can't have that now can we!
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You won't serve your argument regarding the league's treatment of Stoner by perusing this line of reason with West; that they are both Aussies is mere coincidence. This was a test he failed way back at t Le Mans. Nostradamus on steroids and other performance enhancing drugs would not have predicted West on the podium twice in a row.
 
Do the crime do the time, no matter how inadvertant or accidental one can claim it to be.



All professional athletes in a sport that does test know the rules, know the regulations and all have self responsibility to ensure that the products they use do not place them in breach of the rules.



Simple here, he took something, they tested, found positive and suspension, which being fair does seem to reflect the authorities sense of gravity
 
Gaz said:
Do the crime do the time, no matter how inadvertant or accidental one can claim it to be.



All professional athletes in a sport that does test know the rules, know the regulations and all have self responsibility to ensure that the products they use do not place them in breach of the rules.



Simple here, he took something, they tested, found positive and suspension, which being fair does seem to reflect the authorities sense of gravity
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As andy roo says, poor westy has never seemed the sharpest tool in the shed, I remember the grid mistake in motogp on the kawasaki.



It doesn't sound like they thought he was really trying anything or he would have got a more severe penalty. I don't think the stuff is a prescription medication any more, apparently it is in dietary supplements. As you say, sportsmen have to be aware of these things though. How much drug testing are they doing in bike racing? What sort of pain medications are allowed?
 
So it doesn't look like anybody really knows what the rules are around riding under influence of pain killers? I mean, there is absolutely no way in hell Stoner rode at Indianapolis with just some lidocaine and a couple advils, he had to have been shot up with morphine. I just wonder if anyone knows the facts? Crutchlow rode on painkilling injection at Silverstone early this year as well, probably a few other riders did similar.



West is a very good rider IMO, he just seems to lack the ability to get good equipment, and seems to have a lack of motivation in general. I wonder if he'll even be in the series next year... I seriously hope so, I love seeing him ride in the rain. Makes Marquez, Iannone, Luthi and Espargaro look like a bunch of .......
 
Anybody know if Ant West has a contract for next year? Seems like he's going to miss the race as well as the following testing for next year.
 
I am drunk, and I pre apologise, firstly (thanks MD) to my American friends for placing an 's' in apologise.



Apologize - that just looks wrong.



After what Snarky Mark did to Corsi today I'm looking at poor old westy and thinking "you ....... ....., taking it up the sphincter while marky mark the ECU cheater, the racing in FP, kill the other rider prick is getting a back of grid"



What Marques did was a lot worse than taking a sinus medication. .......



A poem to marc this momentous occasion...





Who cares if West misses a test?

Or if Corsi

tore his latissimus dorsi?

Repsol one already did snavel

Whilst dumping people in the gravel.



Friends who needs them?

Because sponsors money exceeds them!

And put him to the back,

so the special bike he must crack

open to beat the pack



Or finish an honest 15th.

At least Rossi can do that.

Marques you ....... PRAT!
 
Andy Roo said:
I am drunk, and I pre apologise, firstly (thanks MD) to my American friends for placing an 's' in apologise.



Apologize - that just looks wrong.



After what Snarky Mark did to Corsi today I'm looking at poor old westy and thinking "you ....... ....., taking it up the sphincter while marky mark the ECU cheater, the racing in FP, kill the other rider prick is getting a back of grid"



What Marques did was a lot worse than taking a sinus medication. .......



A poem to marc this momentous occasion...





Who cares if West misses a test?

Or if Corsi

tore his latissimus dorsi?

Repsol one already did snavel

Whilst dumping people in the gravel.



Friends who needs them?

Because sponsors money exceeds them!

And put him to the back,

so the special bike he must crack

open to beat the pack



Or finish an honest 15th.

At least Rossi can do that.

Marques you ....... PRAT!
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But u have to admire his talent...
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Jumkie said:
But u have to admire his talent...
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You're fishing I know. The guy needs to fix himself in practice sessions definitely. In races, a little bit but he can't lose his aggression. The guy has talent, is young and needs a lesson or two but who on this site hasn't made multiple dumb decisions when they were young. I do think he should have learnt something after his crash last year. Seeing double vision for 5 months or whatever it was should get through somehow that bodies aren't meant to survive big crashes.



 

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