At the Chicago criterium, in the elite amateur category, it would appear that one Adam Bergman was a random drug test, and never showed. That equals a positive. It is always a rider's responsibilty to check for randoms.
Unless he has a real ggod excuse, it's a lifetime ban.
"Joe King" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Well, that's not entirely true. If the named testee collapsed because of amphetamine related causes and was taken oo hospital, the person may not have any grounds for a defense to overturn the positive.
Not really. Then you're in something of the situation Pantani was in after his accident when the doctors discovered his 60%+ hematocrit. CAS has stated that you don't need a positive test result to prove a doping infraction if there is a preponderance of other credible evidence.
The defense to not showing up for the test is that of impossibility of performance due to an uncontrolled, intervening circumstance.