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Australian former Paralympic champion to miss London 2012 through doping ban
Former Paralympic cycling champion Greg Ball, who had been aiming to compete at London 2012, has been banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic agent stanozolol at the Australian Track Cycling Championships in February this year.
The ban, imposed by Cycling Australia and recognised today by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) means that Ball, who won gold at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney in the mixed Olympic Sprint LC1-LC3, is excluded from competition until March 2013.
Ball’s results at the championships, in which he set a world record in the C1 men’s kilo, have been annulled, and he must also repay the Australian Sports Commission some A$27,500 in grants and sponsorships that he had received.
Simon has been news editor at road.cc since 2009, reporting on 10 editions and counting of pro cycling’s biggest races such as the Tour de France, stories on issues including infrastructure and campaigning, and interviewing some of the biggest names in cycling. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, his background has proved invaluable in reporting on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, and the bike industry. He splits his time between London and Cambridge, and loves taking his miniature schnauzer Elodie on adventures in the basket of her Elephant Bike.
pleased I got yesterday right bought in 5 sprinters, almost left them all in but in the end only kept Bennett. went Arunbaru and Cort bought back...
Look, we're all quite green on here, and we love cycling and recycling, but you've posted essentially the same thing what seems like a dozen times...
If you want cycle security just copy the Dutch. Oyster style card for access to the building.
this? "Dog owners cause a huge amount of harm in our society, being held responsible for some of that harm is a step in the right direction."
No seatbelt? He opens the van door and gets out too quickly for someone wearing one.
I wouldn't worry about what's printed on the side of the tyre, if the reviewer felt it needed lower pressure for off-road he should have let some...
I live a few miles from the bridge and would love to see it restored to permit segragated 2-way access for peds, bikes and e-scooters. The end game...
I'm waiting for the CCTV from the pub. I'm sure their agent is locked in negotiations.
The "!" key is stuck.
"double-click skips directly to 1000 lumen mode" <--- This does not work for mine, does anyone have this problem as well? Cheers