Westy tests positive

[Cath]

Ant West tested positive for Methylhexaneamine:
(Le Mans in May)

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.

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 West from 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.


http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewsArchives/2 ... sitive.htm

[robracer]

WTF

[Cath]

Yeah, I can't find any more info about it. Really odd to be coming out now, when the race was in May. Are the labs just extremely overworked and only just now got around to it?

[Blurr]

It has been suggested that the drug in question is found readily in sports foods and nutrition supplements. I take it that as it is only a 1 month ban that the levels were low which would support the above

[Jonnymac]

I agree with Russ,I don't even think he's banned from the next race so they can't be too worried about.
It says after interviewing him this is the conclusion they've drawn.

It's also in nasal spray as well. This is the substance here

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylhexanamine

[aardvark]

Westy tests positive

I can't remember the last time I saw Westy positive about anything!

[Cath]

I agree with Russ,I don't even think he's banned from the next race so they can't be too worried about.

I'm not so sure - it looks like he received a 1 month ban, starting from 30 October. He'll miss Valencia

But yeah, from what I've read about the drug, I don't think he was doing any performance doping or anything like that.

[GPZ_Jim]

Yeh seems a bit harsh but there has been precedents, Haga from memory had something similar in the past in sbk..

Apparently its so awesomely powerful that its not required to be listed in the ingredients! :S

hopefully it won't have any bad.impact on next yr

[Jonnymac]

Yeh you might be right cath, I didn't read the release you put up there initially as I had already read a couple of different ones this morning.

It's a shame as he was riding really well.

[Che]

But Haga used to go around head butting brick walls..

[Glen]

That's a bummer after the weekend. All this doping rubbish has gone too far I reckon. So long as they're under 0.05 on the grid they should be allowed to do what they want

[young1]

That's a bummer after the weekend. All this doping rubbish has gone too far I reckon. So long as they're under 0.05 on the grid they should be allowed to do what they want

maybe 2 liven up motoGP they should have to be above .05
Vodka Red Bulls allround or monster for tech 3 Glen

[fireyrob]

Im fairly disappointed there arent more of these athletes caught on recreational drugs and inducted to the Legends Hall of Fame

[MAXUMIS]

Owe well,still proud of him.It was a 3 2 1 affair

[philbo]

waiting to see what westy releases

aardie you've obviously been drinking out of that baby cup for too long then