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Adverse Analytical Finding – SA XCO Champs [July 2013]

By Matt · 105 comments

Cycling South Africa reports that Philip Jansen van Vuuren returned an adverse analytical finding in an in-competition test conducted by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) on 20 July 2013.

The sample was collected at the South African Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships held on 20 July 2013, and confirmed the presence of the Anabolic Agent Clenbuterol.

Philip is therefore provisionally suspended with immediate effect from competing in any event. The SAIDS process will now take its course.

Cycling South Africa respects the independence of the SAIDS process and will respect the outcome. Cycling South Africa further reiterates its zero-tolerance approach to doping in sport. Cyclists are encouraged to visit the SAIDS website (www.drugfreesport.org.za) to familiarise themselves with all the issues regarding anti-doping.

Comments

SwissVan

Sep 3, 2013, 12:08 PM

 

Sanction should be lifetime ban from any elite/licenced competition. After two years he can be back in the Open seeded with the rest of us.

 

 

Nooooo way dopers should be allowed back, anywhere.

Ok maybe he can drive the broom bus at the really long races...

Wyatt Earp

Sep 3, 2013, 12:09 PM

I wish him all the best and hope to see him back on the top step of the podium soon :thumbup:

Iron

Sep 3, 2013, 12:18 PM

HERE WE GO AGAIN,,,,,iron,eldron, random drug test for you okes,

 

naa im safe , i was not lapped :devil:

Grebel

Sep 3, 2013, 12:21 PM

I wish him all the best and hope to see him back on the top step of the podium soon :thumbup:

 

:P

 

I bet you his sponsors are stoked about the exposure too :clap:

Grebel

Sep 3, 2013, 12:22 PM

naa im safe , i was not lapped :devil:

 

Ouch... :o :P

Ryanpmb

Sep 3, 2013, 12:24 PM

This isn't the first time that time (and money no doubt) has been wasted testing a 'back marker'.

 

I reckon that SAIDS (and the UCI) deliberately do this to be able say that they are testing but are too scared, threatened or being paid off to test the top guys.

Iron

Sep 3, 2013, 12:24 PM

Ouch... :o :P

 

Sorry Eldron :blush:

Grebel

Sep 3, 2013, 12:34 PM

Sorry Eldron :blush:

 

Technically he wasn't lapped.....

Shangri la

Sep 3, 2013, 12:37 PM

Philip van Vuuren has been provisionally suspended with an adverse analytical finding in an in - competition test held on 20 July at the SA MTB cross-country championships. Anabolic steroids.

from News24

Iron

Sep 3, 2013, 12:38 PM

Technically he wasn't lapped.....

 

Correct, my bad , sorry Eldron........ again ........

Jacques Potgieter

Sep 3, 2013, 12:38 PM

Who is Philip van Vuuren?

Li Mu Bai

Sep 3, 2013, 12:42 PM

Maybe he was the fastest of the lapped ones.

 

is that possible?

scotty

Sep 3, 2013, 12:43 PM

Who is Philip van Vuuren?

A guy who rides mountain bike races.

Wyatt Earp

Sep 3, 2013, 12:46 PM

is that possible?

 

Yes, if you are the last lapped rider to leave the course, you were the fastest.

Eldron

Sep 3, 2013, 1:08 PM

 

 

Correct, my bad , sorry Eldron........ again ........

 

Nay worries. I'll happily own my bad days.

 

If someone gets a laugh out of it then that's a bonus :-)

 

If you or Boosted had a GoPro we could have made a whole montage based on 2 hour's riding!

 

As for this thread - if the B sample is positive then throw him out of the sport for good - no license ever again. Or give him a presenting job on Supercycling. Hang on - that's way to cruel!!

vanniri

Sep 3, 2013, 1:11 PM

Who is Philip van Vuuren?

 

Check his Facebook page - Philip Janse van Vuuren, alias Fielies (if it the same person).

 

Check him driving his Golf with one foot out of the window (dunno why)

Wyatt Earp

Sep 3, 2013, 1:14 PM

Check his Facebook page - Philip Janse van Vuuren, alias Fielies (if it the same person).

 

Check him driving his Golf with one foot out of the window (dunno why)

 

We clen users do roll like that.

rouxtjie

Sep 3, 2013, 1:19 PM

Nay worries. I'll happily own my bad days.

 

If someone gets a laugh out of it then that's a bonus :-)

 

If you or Boosted had a GoPro we could have made a whole montage based on 2 hour's riding!

 

As for this thread - if the B sample is positive then throw him out of the sport for good - no license ever again. Or give him a presenting job on Supercycling. Hang on - that's way to cruel!!

whahahahahhaaaaaaaaaa

TimW

Sep 3, 2013, 1:22 PM

He finished seventh out of eight elite riders and was lapped on lap five out of the seven laps

He was five minutes off the pace on an 11/12 minute lap and his time for five laps was slower than the winner took to do seven !!!!

 

WTF was he doing even bothering.

 

Should he have been tested: Why not? Where is the line between being good enough to be tested and not tested. And if he uses dope to improve, at some point he will become good enough to compete so why not stop him now. A big up to Saids for catching him.

SwissVan

Sep 3, 2013, 1:28 PM

 

Should he have been tested: Why not? Where is the line between being good enough to be tested and not tested. And if he uses dope to improve, at some point he will become good enough to compete so why not stop him now. A big up to Saids for catching him.

 

 

Yebo, well said

JGR

Sep 3, 2013, 1:41 PM

Check his Facebook page - Philip Janse van Vuuren, alias Fielies (if it the same person).

 

Check him driving his Golf with one foot out of the window (dunno why)

Stalk much?

Skubarra

Sep 3, 2013, 1:41 PM

Whats up with these euphemistic nonsensical technical headings "Adverse Analytical Finding bla bla bla" :wacko:

 

would love to read

 

"Cheating Doping Bastard caught!" :devil:

Andrew Steer

Sep 3, 2013, 1:43 PM

He finished seventh out of eight elite riders and was lapped on lap five out of the seven laps

He was five minutes off the pace on an 11/12 minute lap and his time for five laps was slower than the winner took to do seven !!!!

 

WTF was he doing even bothering.

 

Should he have been tested: Why not? Where is the line between being good enough to be tested and not tested. And if he uses dope to improve, at some point he will become good enough to compete so why not stop him now. A big up to Saids for catching him.

I'm all for catching guys and it's great news, but the guys who are doping and are serious about it, won't get caught for anything on race day... I can't remember who said it, but they said failing an in competition test was like failing an IQ test. They need to test the competitive guys in the lead up to the world champs, Cape Epics etc
Iron

Sep 3, 2013, 1:47 PM

Nay worries. I'll happily own my bad days.

 

If someone gets a laugh out of it then that's a bonus :-)

 

If you or Boosted had a GoPro we could have made a whole montage based on 2 hour's riding!

 

As for this thread - if the B sample is positive then throw him out of the sport for good - no license ever again. Or give him a presenting job on Supercycling. Hang on - that's way to cruel!!

 

Dude , im sure you saw my humour , its the ONLY and i mean ONLY time i have ever not been sucking your dust at the back :thumbup:

Kranswurm

Sep 3, 2013, 1:47 PM

Futtup, dope and still get lapped. Shame

 

Those who were lapped on Sat

51 Ralph Naef (Switzerland)-1 lap

52 Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (Costa Rica)-1 lap

53 Philip Buys (South Africa)-1 lap

54 Max Knox (South Africa)-2 Laps

55 Patricio Maximiliano Farias Diaz (Chile)-2 Laps

56 Stuart Marais (South Africa)-2 Laps

57 Michael Broderick (United States of America)-2 Laps

58 Elia Silvestri (Italy)-2 Laps

59 José Juan Escarcega (Mexico)-3 Laps

60 Heinrich Köhne (Namibia)-3 Laps

61 Paul van der Ploeg (Australia)-4 Laps

62 Ben Melt Swanepoel (South Africa)-4 Laps

63 Sang Hoon Na (Republic of Korea)-4 Laps

64 Omer Cumhur Boyraz (Turkey)-4 Laps

65 Salih Manavoglu (Turkey)-4 Laps

66 Luthando Fatyi (South Africa)-4 Laps

67 Tumisang Taabe (Lesotho)-4 Laps

68 Phetetso Monese (Lesotho)-5 Laps

69 Thuso Makatise (Lesotho)-5 Laps

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