Amateur cyclist who says he's never raced gets four-year doping ban

Personally, I think it's a good thing that they've jumped on it.  Drugs have no place in sport at whatever level and so, if people are going to bleat about it from their moral high ground, why shouldn't we be held to account in the same way?  Now, as the the way with most fine arguments, there is a glaring inconsistency, which is that there is no way that I am going to get a TUE for my asthma/hay fever medication, nor am I going to carefully study the label on Benylin or whatever if I start to cough and splutter.   If I do compete (team time trials at a gentleman's pace), it will simply be to avoid complete humiliation by finishing behind the team that got two punctures. 

However, some tit who buys rubbsh like that deserves said public humiliation in spades.

What a bizarre set of circumstances. 

I've just looked at the BC website and discovered that they've got a whole new range of different memberships (race/ride/fan) which I'm sure didn't exist last year when I opted for silver race (even though I don't race and had it purely to have some form of insurance in place) membership. I'm not even sure if there was any mention of the 2015 doping regulations either, but that could be down to how the drugs have affected my memory 

My fault entirely for being with BC I suppose but it's a bit harsh getting an automatic ban from all sports if I refuse a drugs test.

I don't even do all sports!

How UKAD did know he had them?
How did the border force know he was subject to UKAD?
Some nasty big brother stuff it seems.

Good point brooksby. I'm a 100% amateur, non-racing member of British Cycling. If I went on some dodgy website and ordered a load of steroids, would BC turn up asking for a blood sample?!

This whole issue is hilarious .

wasn't it Wiggo who said if you're not a member of British Cycling then you're not a real cyclist?

Hmmmm, I'm a BC Race member (as it was cheaper than theur ride???). Don't race but do i need a TUE for the insulin I take, and would a large starbucks on the way to a sportive have potential to lead to a ban from playing darts in the future?

Sounds like BC is taking the piss.

I hope all the BC asthma sufferers not competing in any events have the correct TUEs in place in case BC rep comes a knocking....

you see, the trick is to give them to a BC employee and ask them to carry them over international borders - but don't open the box....

So it's possible to cheat without actually competing? And without knowing that you're cheating, cos you're not even intending to compete. I'm sure there's some logic there. Somewhere.

Cheers. 

Now I know to order under a false name and send it to a pick up location in town if I ever feel the need to dope for the racing I'm not doing.

Why did he have to submit to a drugs test at all?  Is there something in the BC membership small print which says you have to submit to drugs tests?  Should all BC members have to tell BC where they are at all times, just in case?

If he doesn't competitively race, but just - for the sake of argument - joined BC for the insurance (I'm sure many people do) then what does it matter what he ingests?

If he was intending to supply, then that's a whole different thing.

(I'm a member of CTC, not BC ).

British Cycling wrote:

You have never raced nor intend to so we're going to ban you for 4 years from doing so.... unless of course you provide a T.U.E.

Sounds about right of the logic that comes out of BC

So, as a member of British cycling I am obliged to be available of drug testing? Whether I race or not?

Can BC not give him a back dated TUE? 

Mmmm, were they for someone else...?