Tickle Fails WADA Test!

b0y2k (76)in #supercross • 8 years ago (edited)

OMG! Now this is something i never expected to see! The FIM have just released a statement that the Red Bull KTM rider Broc Tickle has been provisionally suspended from all competitions under Article 7.9 of the FIM Anti-doping Code. He was tested after the race in San Diego and his urine sample showed that it contained "an Adverse Analytical Finding of 5-methylhexan-2-amine, a specified substance under Section 6 (Stimulants) of the 2018 FIM Prohibited List".

This is huge news and i am pretty shocked as i never really had anyone in the top flight of motocross, let alone Tickle himself, down as anyone who would be cheating in this way. This means that Tickle will now be removed from any Motocross/Supercross races effective immediately.

i did a little google search and it seems Methylhexanamine was originally sold as a nasal decongestant but was pulled from the market in 1983. The drug was formulated by the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical firm and since it's removal from the market it has been used as an energy boosting supplement in pre-workout drinks amongst other things. Sporting bodys across the world have since added the drug to their banned list as there have been multiple deaths associated with products containing the drug.

Here is the full statement from the FIM.

"The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has advised US Supercross rider Broc Tickle that he is provisionally suspended pursuant to Article 7.9 of the FIM Anti-doping Code. The decision to provisionally suspend Mr. Tickle was taken following the receipt of a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Cologne indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of 5-methylhexan-2-amine, a specified substance under Section 6 (Stimulants) of the 2018 FIM Prohibited List, in a urine sample collected from him at an in-competition test carried out by the FIM at the round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship held in San Diego, California, USA, on 10 February 2018.

Mr. Tickle has the right to request and attend the analysis of his B sample.

Mr. Broc Tickle is provisionally suspended with effect from 14 April 2018. He is therefore barred from participating in any Sports competition until further notice (Art. 10.12 of the FIM Anti-doping Code). Under Article 7.9.3.2 of the FIM Anti-doping Code, Mr. Tickle may request lifting of his provisional suspension."