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Kevin Evans accepts doping charge

By Press Office · 1614 comments

Cycling South Africa reports that the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has charged mountain bike cyclist, Kevin Evans with doping after identifying serious irregularities in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) – a profile of the athlete’s blood parameters.

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Mr. Evans accepted the charge of doping and did not contest the findings. The ABP is a longitudinal analysis and the suspicious readings were identified over a period of time, therefore the athlete’s results extending back to 14 March 2014 will be disqualified, with all of the resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

He will be banned from sport for four years as of 4 March 2015 until 3 March 2019. The athlete has however indicated that he has retired from professional cycling.

Cycling South Africa respects the independence of the SAIDS process. Cycling South Africa further reiterates its zero-tolerance approach to doping in sport and will continue working with SAIDS in the promotion of a drug-free sport via its awareness and extensive testing programmes.

Comments

NotSoBigBen

Jan 19, 2016, 10:53 AM

oh that's easy, test the winner.

 

Here's how you make the doping cat more interesting.. bonus points for the best lie. You could even skip the actual race..

 

Evans was tested when he was 'winning' ....

Thor Buttox

Jan 19, 2016, 10:54 AM

oh that's easy, test the winner.

 

Here's how you make the doping cat more interesting.. bonus points for the best lie. You could even skip the actual race..

And if the winner tests negative due to inadequate testing for new drugs? Will he be disqualified?
SwissVan

Jan 19, 2016, 11:08 AM

well you post sounds a lot like hero worship. Europeans being so much more gifted etc etc etc. . they're homo sapien. Live and breathe oxygen, drink h2o and often with a smatterings of C2H6O.

 

I'm sure they just train harder from a younger age.

It's the alpine air, has loads more ozone in it

Patchelicious

Jan 19, 2016, 11:12 AM

What happened to Fandacious... all quite so far today....hope he has not been accosted by another lawyer again :whistling:

Probably swimming in retraction letters like Scrooge McDuck :P
(Deon)

Jan 19, 2016, 11:14 AM

And if the winner tests negative due to inadequate testing for new drugs? Will he be disqualified?

It's our event, invoke the new rule of reasonable doubt and walk him/her past Zayne K for a final verdict. 

 

Must I do all the thinking here?

Hells2ooth

Jan 19, 2016, 11:18 AM

The big money W2W, S2C, Epic, etc need to contribute to SAIDS, as they don't have enough funds and resources to test, and fight back legally.

NotSoBigBen

Jan 19, 2016, 11:23 AM

And I stand by my, cynical I know, 'be most wary of those who protest the most about these matters'  :ph34r:

Thor Buttox

Jan 19, 2016, 11:25 AM

It's our event, invoke the new rule of reasonable doubt and walk him/her past Zayne K for a final verdict.

 

Must I do all the thinking here?

Hell, no, he has gotten on the wrong side of the Old C**t Biker and his lawyers. He can't set foot outside to judge druggies.

 

(Why does it do that with 'Coot'?)

DJR

Jan 19, 2016, 11:31 AM

The big money W2W, S2C, Epic, etc need to contribute to SAIDS, as they don't have enough funds and resources to test, and fight back legally.

Looking at SAIDS financial statements, their total income for 2014 was roughly R33 000. They spent roughly R7000 of that on doping control. There is no doubt that they are under funded and cannot do their job with what they get. I'm amazed they manage to catch anyone. Most of their funding comes from the department of Sport and Recreation. Tax funded in other words. Perhaps you are right, more funding is needed.

 

Lotto? 

Athletics SA

SA Rugby

Cricket SA

Cycling SA

fandacious

Jan 19, 2016, 11:35 AM

And I stand by my, cynical I know, 'be most wary of those who protest the most about these matters'  :ph34r:

 Kevin was ALWAYS bitching on twitter about anti doping bothering him at home

(Deon)

Jan 19, 2016, 11:36 AM

Looking at SAIDS financial statements, their total income for 2014 was roughly R33 000. They spent roughly R7000 of that on doping control. There is no doubt that they are under funded and cannot do their job with what they get. I'm amazed they manage to catch anyone. Most of their funding comes from the department of Sport and Recreation. Tax funded in other words. Perhaps you are right, more funding is needed. Lotto? 

Deciding to dope is a bit of a gamble anyway, so why not?!

carbon29er

Jan 19, 2016, 11:40 AM

Not really. David Millar has been trying to clean up his act and give back to the sport.

Yeah right? He still claims he only doped once and got caught. Kept schtum in terms of the omerta.

 

What exactly is he giving back? I only see a massive douche bag getting rich out of the sport and still denying doping is an issue. He is "shocked" every time a positive pops up. But the brits love him.

Baaisikilist

Jan 19, 2016, 11:48 AM

Meanwhile...

That Samantha Schoeman looks pretty hot... ...

Spinnekop

Jan 19, 2016, 12:05 PM

well you post sounds a lot like hero worship. Europeans being so much more gifted etc etc etc. . they're homo sapien. Live and breathe oxygen, drink h2o and often with a smatterings of C2H6O.

 

I'm sure they just train harder from a younger age.

Just some sapiens have bigger lung capacity, better heart function, stronger mind or maybe better pain threshold and for sure lighter on the scale? 

So no......me personally.....I don't think they are JUST homo sapien......there is some physiological differences in some that helps.   

 

Nothing worshippy.....just putting it out there.

How much of a difference it actually makes, I don't know and it should an be interesting topic.

Pure Savage

Jan 19, 2016, 12:06 PM

Meanwhile...

That Samantha Schoeman looks pretty hot... ...

She has a bff already buddy :P

jcza

Jan 19, 2016, 12:11 PM

There are 2 types of pro-cyclists

 

Those that don't believe there is doping and those that are doping 

andydude

Jan 19, 2016, 12:15 PM

Just some sapiens have bigger lung capacity, better heart function, stronger mind or maybe better pain threshold and for sure lighter on the scale?

So no......me personally.....I don't think they are JUST homo sapien......there is some physiological differences in some that helps.

 

Nothing worshippy.....just putting it out there.

I'm sure we have the same level of athletes especially if you take into account SA's facilities and talent identification (read lack of). I don't think the Europeans are born with special powers.

 

Imagine how great SA can develope sports and athletes if we had the same budgets as other countries!

Guest notmyname

Jan 19, 2016, 12:15 PM

Deciding to dope is a bit of a gamble anyway, so why not?!

Very much like lead bloke in The Armstrong lie docu.....

NelAndre

Jan 19, 2016, 12:19 PM

I'm sure we have the same level of athletes especially if you take into account SA's facilities and talent identification (read lack of). I don't think the Europeans are born with special powers.

 

Imagine how great SA can develope sports and athletes if we had the same budgets as other countries!

Eish no you are opening up a whole new topic for discussion.........maybe if the tax money went to the development of sport and not to the administrators? Not sure which is worse....the administrators or the dopers?

Spinnekop

Jan 19, 2016, 12:19 PM

I'm sure we have the same level of athletes especially if you take into account SA's facilities and talent identification (read lack of). I don't think the Europeans are born with special powers.

 

Imagine how great SA can develope sports and athletes if we had the same budgets as other countries!

Interesting study would be to put a superior human with good lung capacity and heart and warra warra etc etc against a "normal" guy that dopes. 

BDF

Jan 19, 2016, 12:22 PM

Interesting study would be to put a superior human with good lung capacity and heart and warra warra etc etc against a "normal" guy that dopes. 

According to a previous poster on this thread, you get Kevin Evans vs. the Europeans. :ph34r:

SLEASK

Jan 19, 2016, 12:43 PM

Looking at SAIDS financial statements, their total income for 2014 was roughly R33 000. They spent roughly R7000 of that on doping control. There is no doubt that they are under funded and cannot do their job with what they get. I'm amazed they manage to catch anyone. Most of their funding comes from the department of Sport and Recreation. Tax funded in other words. Perhaps you are right, more funding is needed.

 

Lotto? 

Athletics SA

SA Rugby

Cricket SA

Cycling SA

R33 million

DJR

Jan 19, 2016, 12:48 PM

R33 million

In that case they have more than enough dough! Thought the numbers were ridiculous........which is the opposite of "if it's too good to be true...." ;)

BarHugger

Jan 19, 2016, 12:49 PM

Just some sapiens have bigger lung capacity, better heart function, stronger mind or maybe better pain threshold and for sure lighter on the scale? 

So no......me personally.....I don't think they are JUST homo sapien......there is some physiological differences in some that helps.   

 

Nothing worshippy.....just putting it out there.

How much of a difference it actually makes, I don't know and it should an be interesting topic.

And that was exactly the point of my post (soen jou sommer oop bek)

These local Pro's all become Prima Donna's and before they can even explore what their bodies are capable of...they give up...these effer's dope because they are too damn lazy to train hard.....

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