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Bike Pure is making an impact in the fight against doping and it is through the continued support from every member in every corner of the world that we are making steady progress. We have clearly hit a chord with cycling fans everywhere, whose wish is for doping to be eliminated from cycling. We are compiling a blueprint for the future. A collection of proposals, which we hope once implemented, will improve cycle sport and help eradicate doping in cycle sport. These recommendations will be democratically correlated, into a finished, working document to start a new era of professional bike racing entitled: Cycle Sport 2.0 – a new start for a damaged sport.

Step one is accepting that there is a problem within cycling. We can either ignore it, or work to bring about change. Bike Pure is about structured repair and preserving our sport for the next generation. The first draft of our proposals will be formally submitted to the UCI, WADA, professional teams, race organizers and national cycling federations with the hope of bringing about change. Everybody who has added their name in support of Bike Pure has a voice, their own ideas for an improved sport. We urge that you fill out the form below with your own affirmative, workable suggestions on how to eliminate doping from cycling and improve our sport regardless of how brief or detailed your idea. All members opinions will be taken on board and will form part of the final proposals if deemed appropriate.

1. More stringent sanctions for offending riders, with a minimum 4 year ban and life bans for repeat offenders. It is clear that the current 2 year ban is not deterring riders from doping. Riders incurring ANY doping ban will not be permitted to hold any position in professional or youth cycling for life.

2. All testing to be carried out by a global testing Agency , built on competence, honesty and independence. This independent authority must have no affiliation with any cycling governing body, team or sponsor linked to cyclesport. The structure of the national testing bodies could remain but independent central control, lab monitoring and regulation.

3. Life bans and sanctions for management and team personnel working with cyclists to assist doping practices. On the second positive test by a Team in any year, that team will forfit automatic grand tour or race entry and where be stripped of wildcard status.

4. Suspensions for riders to be fully implemented globally, regardless of geographical location and/or National Federation.

5. Doping in Sport to be allined with the legislative situation on narcotics. Each nation be recommended to treat the PED offender as a narcotic criminal offence .

6. Offending riders and team personnel involved in administration of doping practices and the administers/suppliers of illegal drugs punished accordingly in line with judicial law. Team manaegment will be responsible for endemic (3 positive returns in 24 month period) drug use- This will incurr a life ban from ANY professional cycling involvment.

7. The full public disclosure of all riders’ medication notes eg. Asthma remedies, Cortisone creams, Testosterone supplements etc. Mitigating medicines be collated on an approved list. All riders submit a full medical to be assessed by an independent body for approval.

8. Team Medical:

The disclosure of all riders VO2 max measurements, so that profiles can be built up in conjunction with the impending Bio-Passport system. Syringes banned at races for use by team staff riders. Vitamins and recovery aids etc to be taken orally. All prescribed medicine undertaken only by central independent race doctor.

9. Authorities working with previous offenders of doping to help improve the testing procedures. Former dopers, although part of the initial problem, would be able to provide information on how riders evade detection and the methods and practices involved in doping. Their reasons for doping could also be taken on board.

10. Publication of annual or real-time individual’s blood and urine profiles would lead to an increased transparency and thus trust.

11. Pharmaceutical companies must to pressured report to competent authorities any anomalies and suspicions regarding the increase in demand/ consumption. These drug manufacturers Research and Development departments to keep up with the latest detection methods or drug manipulation protocols to place a ‘marker’ in all products for ease of detection.

12. Any Drug cheats to spend their entire suspension working for the good of cycling, whether coaching or warning young riders of the dangers of doping etc. No license reissued if damage not repented or salary paid.

13. Team, rider and national federation informed within 24 hours on return of a positive A sample. No media informed until B sample (if requested) result confirmation. Riders license is immediatly suspended.

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