Leipheimer suspended?!?
Dario Gregor Falquier
Anybody know what this is about?
From the Winning Magazine home page:
* A USA Cycling disciplinary panel recommended that Levi
Leipheimer receive a three-month suspension as a result
of a violation of Bylaw N., Section 2, Part 4, Prohibited
Practices, stemming from competition at the USCF Amateur
Men's Criterium Championship, Aug. 18 in Grandview
Heights, Ohio. That recommendation has been upheld by
Lisa Voight, USA Cycling executive director. The 23-year-
old Leipheimer will be required to return his national
championship jersey, medal and prize money. He will also
be suspended from the U.S. National Team for the same
period. The decision is subject to appeal.
Robert J Schwartz
Dario Gregor Falquier wrote:
: Anybody know what this is about?
While I don't know anything about this particular incident,
I can illuminate Bylaw N., Section 2, Part 4. The prohibited
practice is doping. There are two tables of prohibited
substances, Table one carries a penalty of a 6 month
suspension. This includes stimulants, narcotics, and beta 2
agonists. Table two carries a two year suspension, and
includes a list of diuretics, hormones and analogues like
EPO and human growth hormone, steriods, and masking agents.
Since a 3 month suspension (I'll assume this is so it
could be served during the off season) was given I'd guess
(warning, speculation ahead) that he tested positive for
something on Table one.
This is on pp 22-24 of the 96 USCF rulebook.
Bob Schwartz
bsch...@cray.com
Andrew Ryan
In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.961204...@cardinal1.Stanford.EDU>,
Dario Gregor Falquier <da...@leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
>
>Anybody know what this is about?
>
>From the Winning Magazine home page:
>
>* A USA Cycling disciplinary panel recommended that Levi
>Leipheimer receive a three-month suspension as a result
>of a violation of Bylaw N., Section 2, Part 4, Prohibited
>Practices, stemming from competition at the USCF Amateur
>Men's Criterium Championship, Aug. 18 in Grandview
Dunno what this is about, but according to the 1996 rulebook, pg. 22,
Bylaw N = Medical Control
Section 2 = Prohibited Substances, Boosting, and Penalties
Part 4 = Prohibited Practices
"No rider may use the substances listed in Table 1 or Table 2. It is the
rider's responsibility to avoid boosting or the use of such substances."
andrew
lau...@aol.com
The bylaw in question reads:
No rider may use the substances in Table 1 or Table 2 ( Table 1 lists
stimulants, Table 2 lists narcotic analgesics). Table 2 carries a 2 year
suspensioin Table 1 carries a 6 month suspension. I guess he must have
ate half of something in table 1.
car...@aol.com
As with most everyone else on this thread, what I write is speculation,
but within those "table 1" agents should be certain bronchodilators,
which, when used as prescribed and with a doctor's note showing need on
file with USOC drug control, are permissable. I'm not saying this is the
case, as I don't know if this is the situation or not, or even if Levi is
asthmatic, but since his suspension is only 3 months, it is possible that
some scenario from the above (no note on file, for example) could be the
case, with the USCF/USOC allowing for a minimum obligatory suspension,
without setting a precedent of no suspension whatsoever. Again, I have no
information on the details of the suspension, just a guess on my part.
Gene Bowen
Have you ever noticed how many asthmatics you meet in sports?
Have you ever wondered just how easy it would be to get a doctor to
write you a note?
Gene Bowen
John Forrest Tomlinson
>Have you ever noticed how many asthmatics you meet in sports?
>
>Have you ever wondered just how easy it would be to get a doctor to
>write you a note?
Asthma is a very serious disease if untreated that relatively few
people recognize they have. I think athletes pay a lot more attention
to their bodies and thus recognize when they have a problem sooner than
the general population.
In my city it is a big problem with school age kids not recognizing
they have a problem and a few die every year because of it. ]
JT
rodl...@aol.com
In article <58g0qj$a...@sjx-ixn8.ix.netcom.com>, jt...@ix.netcom.com(John
Forrest Tomlinson) writes:
>Subject: Re: Leipheimer suspended?!?
>From: jt...@ix.netcom.com(John Forrest Tomlinson)
>Date: 9 Dec 1996 03:25:07 GMT
>
>In <32AB6F...@exis.net> Gene Bowen <gen...@exis.net> writes:
>
>>Have you ever noticed how many asthmatics you meet in sports?
>>
>>Have you ever wondered just how easy it would be to get a doctor to
>>write you a note?
>
>
>Asthma is a very serious disease if untreated that relatively few
>people recognize they have. I think athletes pay a lot more attention
>to their bodies and thus recognize when they have a problem sooner than
>the general population.
>
>
In Western countries roughly 1 in 10 of the population are asthmatic. It
shouldn't be too much of a surprise if a lot participate in sports too,
The goal of asthma therapy is to allow asthmatics to lead a normal life in
all respects (other than having to take medication) and in the majority of
cases this is achievable.
Rod.
\
A. Patrick Bailey
>
> Have you ever noticed how many asthmatics you meet in sports?
>
> Have you ever wondered just how easy it would be to get a doctor to
> write you a note?
>
> Gene Bowen
Big G,
Dude there are a lot of asthmatics in the country..can you say damned
pollution, and cigarette smoke damaging the fetus before birth?????
Not a cool thing to live with..let me tell you. Knowing that you could
suddenly just up and a die a painful death sucks BAD. At least asthmatics
have the courage to go out and get involved in sports, and not just sit
home getting worse.
Patrick
car...@aol.com
Perhaps statistically there are more asthmatics in sports than in the
general public. But wouldn't an athlete be more concious of inhibited
breathing than a more sedentary individual? Just as a cyclist would be
more likely to be aware of a minor leg length discrepancy than his/her
"average" person on the street? Does this mean cyclists are more likely to
have one leg shorter than the other? Of course not. The key here is
greater opportunity to discover weaknesses because of being under duress.
I wonder how many athletes are your standard class of asthmatic (if there
is such a thing) and how many suffer from exercise induced bronchospasm
(EIB-but NOT the "excellence in broadcasting" Rush Limbaugh b.s. <grin>),
an affliction not likely experienced by asthmatics of Rush Limbaugh
proportions. :-) Perhaps everyone on the planet suffers from EIB to one
degree or another.
On a slightly different, but similar tangent, does anyone recall exactly
what penalties Leslee Schenck incurred because she inadvertently took some
NyQuil during the season in the mid 80's?
Kevin Metcalfe
car...@aol.com wrote:
: On a slightly different, but similar tangent, does anyone recall exactly
: what penalties Leslee Schenck incurred because she inadvertently took some
: NyQuil during the season in the mid 80's?
I believe that she got booted out of the Coors Classic and lost her stage
win. I don't know if she was suspended or for how long if she was.
On another related tangent, does anybody know how long a letter on file
at the federation is good for? I got a Dr.'s note for Beconase for my hay
fever last year. Do I need another note this year?
--
Kevin Metcalfe
metc...@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us
Davis, CA
car...@aol.com
I have been told it should be renewed every year, although that seems to
me to be a bit of a hardship to a lot of racers who don't have health
insurance, particularly if riders are required to go through (and pay for)
another testing protocol each year to see if asthma is still an
affliction.
pete larou
Does anyone know if i can pretend i have a disease so i can take EPO?
car...@aol.com
Try pissing blood. Lots of it.
car...@aol.com
You don't have to have a disease to use EPO, just ask Obree.
car...@aol.com
Personally, as a medical neophyte, I can't imagine a significant
improvement in asthma attacks from one year to the next. Seems like the
"note" should be able to last anywhere from 2-4 years.
Mark Lancaster
In article <58kcu7$8...@news3.snfc21.pacbell.net>, avera...@juno.com (pete larou) writes:
>Does anyone know if i can pretend i have a disease so i can take EPO?
>
Just take EPO and you will get a disease soon enough. (Premature heart failure)
--
Mark Lancaster
ma...@chdasic.sps.mot.com
Warren
>Does anyone know if i can pretend i have a disease so i can take EPO?
Go ahead and take it. You probably won't get busted anyway? While you're
at it, get your testosterone level checked. Maybe it's low and your doctor
will prescribe something for you. Get your insulin reaction tested. Maybe
you'll get to inject some insulin too. It IS the most powerful anabolic
substance your body can get. Marijuana is now legal in CA for medicinal
purposes so try that too. Or you could get competent training advice and
make even bigger improvements. ;-)
So many choices and so little time...
(remove tongue from cheek)
car...@aol.com
Is there such a thing as mature heart failure? :-)