Steroid inhalers are not prohibited. Actually even systemic corticosteroids can be used. OBRA rules allow for a significantly less strict approval process compared to USADA. It would be useful to actually read those rules.
Mike Murray - Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message-----
From: Seth May
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 04:22:28
To: Stewart Campbell
Cc: mike.murray@obra.org; remailer, OBRA
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Obra doping
Where there are real people there is doping. My guess is most of it is
unintended or related to non-competition medical issues. How many racers
out there are taking a banned steroid inhaler for asthma related issues?
How many masters are on testosterone treatments? How often have any of us
started a doctor issued prescription and without checking to see if it's on
the banned list, yet still headed out on the hunt for mid field in our
cross category.
Doping in OBRA is so much a non-issue for me. The evidence for it is hard
to obtain and prohibitively expensive. Even if and when it is happening, my
guess is there is rarely a net gain by riders in terms or results. As a
community, I think there are far better areas to invest our time and energy
(like building our junior ranks). Let the pros worry about it, where the
payoff, at least potentially, could be worth it.
Thanks
Seth
On Thursday, October 31, 2013, Stewart Campbell wrote:
> So has there ever been suspicion of doping in OBRA. I'm not trying to
> start a slam fest on anybody, I'm just curious.
> I mean that I've heard of a few OBRA members going pro in the 5 years that
> I've been racing, but I just can't imagine a cat 3 doping for a Mt.Tabor
> race just to win a $20 prize.
>
> -Stewart
>
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> OBRA has the option to do drug controls in the rules but it is impractical
> to do them. A single full WADA substance test can cost many hundreds of
> dollars and is not commercially available. You can't just go to a lab and
> get a PES test. We have approached USADA about aligning with OBRA and
> testing but they have not been interested. A more practical option would
> be limited testing. This would probably be limited to just testing for
> amphetamines. EPO or anabolic testing is far more costly and less
> available.
>
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