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Adverse analytical finding in recent mountain bike stage race

By Matt · 878 comments

Cycling SA received notification from the UCI (International Cycling Union) of an adverse analytical finding from a sample provided by Barry Warmback on 18 March 2013 at the Absa Cape Epic.

The analytical report confirmed the presence of the steroid, Stanozolol in his sample. Barry is therefore provisionally suspended with immediate effect from competing in any event. The SAIDS (South African Institute of Drug-free Sport) process will now take its course.

Cycling SA reiterates its zero-tolerance approach to doping in sport and will continue working with the UCI and SAIDS in the promotion of a drug-free sport via its awareness programmes and extensive testing.

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EZRider

May 24, 2013, 5:30 AM

It would appear to be accidental from what Dips says...

And surely money would be better spent on testing the top 10 of all the various categories... there is plenty of Ego doping going on there me thinks cursing.gif

 

Winstrol is not in bioplus. It's pretty hectic prescription medication that can suppress your natural testosterone, cause liver damage and has a host of other side effects.

It is not FLU medication or something taken by accident. His doctor would surely have discussed prescribing Winstrol with him.

It's also used to cut fat and build muscle but that would be... gasp... doping.

NotSoBigBen

May 24, 2013, 5:33 AM

Winstrol is not in bioplus. It's pretty hectic prescription medication that can suppress your natural testosterone, cause liver damage and has a host of other side effects.

It is not FLU medication or something taken by accident. His doctor would surely have discussed prescribing Winstrol with him.

It's also used to cut fat and build muscle but that would be... gasp... doping.

 

Did you even read what the oke said *smh*

Octavian

May 24, 2013, 5:34 AM

So no rugby players should be entering either then?

 

No they shouldn't if they had been using steroids

EZRider

May 24, 2013, 5:34 AM

Did you even read what the oke said *smh*

 

Ah... yes I did.

My comments was directed at the "appears to be accidental" part of the post.

MooToo

May 24, 2013, 5:36 AM

How and where do you buy all this crap without a prescription?

Coenie

May 24, 2013, 5:37 AM

Ok, after having read this whole thread from start to finish, I must say, everyone is very quick to jump to conclusions and judge the person, without any fact as to the situation,

 

Big ups on MTBaaisiklist for stepping up and telling your story. I cannot wait for a world where everybody with an opinion will wait for all parties involved to have their say, before making their own judgement, but alas, that will never happen, as that will take all the sensationalism out of it.

 

Good luck with the road forward, and I pray that you will have the kahunas to still ride your bike. Ride for the fun of it and enjoy every moment of it. Don't let this one event keep you off your bike.

Kranswurm

May 24, 2013, 5:40 AM

Not so sure about stuffed, he doesn't earn his money from it, doesn't podium at events, just a 'weekend warrior' ..... he said he'll take whatever 'punishment' and has probably already moved on ......

 

Agreed

What I meant is he cannot complain about the verdict and any criticism leveled at him.Accept and move on

Tumbleweed

May 24, 2013, 5:40 AM

MTBaaisiklist, I seem to think I might have met you before. Did you come along to a mine dump ride some years back?

Wez-O

May 24, 2013, 5:45 AM

This topic has so many discussion points and we could play the devils advocate on all of them.

 

Personally Barry's admission does seem legit, however we do all know that the pros are doping the s#*t out of themselves, but I have no doubt that many amateur cyclists ARE taking illegal substances to give them an unfair advantage over guys who are more talented/harder working/better cyclists. So where to the UCI/CSA draw the line? How do you define a doping cheat? I guess it all just shows the sad state of affairs that is currently over shadowing our beloved sport.

Kranswurm

May 24, 2013, 5:46 AM

It can improve one's sex drive :thumbup:

DJR

May 24, 2013, 5:46 AM

@ MTBaaisikilist

 

Although I disagree totally with the choices you made re. taking steroids, I commend you and respect you for the way you owned up here in public.

Kranswurm

May 24, 2013, 5:49 AM

How and where do you buy all this crap without a prescription?

 

http://steroid-seller.com/35-stanabol-stanozolol-british-dragon-100-tabs-10-mg.html

Lucky Luke.

May 24, 2013, 5:53 AM

SAIDS gets to say how its visibly clamping down and winning the war againsed drugs in sport, and the UCI gets to brag about the renewed control over the sport at all levels in all countries. I do wonder if the focus on the 50 tests conducted on actual local Pro's that have been swept under the rug will now be out of the limelight as a result of my 'bust'.

 

 

^^ This - not completely out but a little further under the rug. Thanks for the detailed back story. All the best with the media circus.

N-I-N-J-A

May 24, 2013, 5:54 AM

BTW, the guy who posted my company contact details, You're a piece of work. What if I'd posted on the forum that you're a child molester then put your company contact details up...? What the hell is wrong with you...? Very brave behind your keyboard there...

 

Dude, I'm not brave behind my keyboard, anyone can do a quick search on Google and get that info in 2 seconds, it's not as if I hacked your banking details and posted it on here. In hindsight in probably wasn't nessacery, so I'm sorry if I caused you any troubles. If I am caught being a child molester, you are welcome to post my details on here. BTW, I am NOT a child molester.

(Deon)

May 24, 2013, 5:59 AM

 

Don't bother reading the instructions.. contraindications are basically not known unless you consider a "liver evil" a scientific term..

 

Stanozolol - Forgotten dose:

Use the wasted quantity as soon as you remember. However, in case it is almost time for the next dose, avoid the dose you unused, as well administrate only the next commonly planned dose. it is banned to administrate a double dosage of this medication.

Stanozolol - Overdosage:

An extraquantity of this medicine is unlikely to threaten life. Contact an emergency room or poison control center for guidance if an overmeasure is supposed.

Reactions of a stanozolol overdosage are not known.

Stanozolol - Unwanted replies:

In infrequent enviroments, bad and even fatal cases of liver evils have observed during management with stanozolol. See your specialist instantly if you involvement stomach pain, light colored stools, dark colored urine, strange weariness, nausea or vomiting, or yellowing of the skin or eyes. These may be initial symptoms of liver harms.

In case you involvement each of the following grave undesirable feedbacks, see your specialist instantly or look for emergency health help:

- an sensitive response (trouble breathing; closing of the throat; bulge of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);

- bulge of the hands or legs (mainly ankles);

- frequent or persistent erections, or breast sensitivity or enlargement (men patients); or

- voice variations (roughness, deepening), hair failure, facial hair growth, clitoral inflammation, or menstrual abnormalities (female patients).

Negative responses other than those indicated here can as well appear. Ask your specialist about every adverse result that seems infrequent or that is chiefly bothersome.

Storage:

Keep out of the touch of kids.

Keep the medication in a secure box at room temperature, out from heat, humidity, also direct light. Keep from subzero.

It is not allowed to store old drug or drug no longer required.

Tumbleweed

May 24, 2013, 6:02 AM

BTW, I am NOT a child molester.

 

 

Keep out of the touch of kids.

 

:eek:

Tumbleweed

May 24, 2013, 6:03 AM

Don't bother reading the instructions.. contraindications are basically not known unless you consider a "liver evil" a scientific term..

 

My liver is "evil", and I have been trying to kill it for years!

Skott5

May 24, 2013, 6:06 AM

From wiki:

 

 

Detection of use [edit]

 

Stanozolol is subject to extensive hepatic biotransformation by a variety of enzymatic pathways. The primary metabolites are unique to stanozolol and are detectable in the urine for up to 10 days after a single 5-10 mg oral dose. Methods for detection in urine specimens usually involve gas chromatography-mass spectrometry or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.[2][3][4]

 

Dude, how much of this stuff did you take that they finding it months afterwards ?

 

Anyway, I'm not here to judge. Thanks for sharing your story.

jcmeyerSS

May 24, 2013, 6:16 AM

MtnBaaisklist, how come didn't you approach them directly after they tested you, and notify them that months ago you used x & y and that you would rather fess up beforehand. Would you have said something if they didn't find anything?

Like he said he was tested on day 1 and didn't want his partner(who had paid for the entire event) to suffer by being DQ for something that may or may not show up and was not taken as a PED for the race at all.

Baaisikilist

May 24, 2013, 6:16 AM

MtnBaaisklist, how come didn't you approach them directly after they tested you, and notify them that months ago you used x & y and that you would rather fess up beforehand. Would you have said something if they didn't find anything?

 

As i said in my 'admission of guilt' post, I WAS given the opportunity to approach them and tell them, but i made the mistake of not doing so. I gave reasons why not. No, I would not have said anything, because had they not found anything in the test, it would have meant that there wasn't in fact anything in my system, and that i had not gained any advantage over anyone else.

Would you go get drunk at a braai, get in the car and drive, approach a roadblock and decide to swop seats with your sober passenger, make it through the roadblock as a result but then decide to go back and hand yourself over and tell them that you'd swopped seats n they should in fact arrest you...?

NotSoBigBen

May 24, 2013, 6:18 AM

Like he said he was tested on day 1 and didn't want his partner(who had paid for the entire event) to suffer by being DQ for something that may or may not show up and was not taken as a PED for the race at all.

 

Not everyone can read AND understand JC ;)

Baaisikilist

May 24, 2013, 6:18 AM

Isn't Winstrol for getting ripped?

 

Maybe he just wanted to look good in the public showers?!

 

Just in your mom's shower...

Wayne Potgieter

May 24, 2013, 6:19 AM

I do like your signature......funny. :clap: :w00t:

jcmeyerSS

May 24, 2013, 6:19 AM

 

 

So no rugby players should be entering either then?

Exactly, cause they have all done some outta season enhancement.

NotSoBigBen

May 24, 2013, 6:22 AM

Exactly, cause they have all done some outta season enhancement.

 

And God forbid they may have tattoos as well :whistling:

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