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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    The FIM has announced that Andrea Iannone has failed a drug test (anabolic steroids). From December 17 he is provisionally suspended until further notice.

    https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/ne...nsion/4614284/

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    Four year ban? Damn. This will be interesting to see how it plays out

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    Four year ban? Damn.
    I think our loss is greater than his. Iannone looked to be more interested in his non-racing interests lately. From our viewpoint, the days 'Racing Iannone' turned up more than outweighed the indifferent (by his own standards) days.

    I still believe - with the right bike and the right mindset - he would give Marquez a right dicking.
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    Hmm, I'm surprised the did not test him for under performance drugs going by has last two years results.

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    That's likely a sudden stoppage of income, I hope he didn't spend all his money on the plastic surgery.
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    From David Emmett:



    "Italian media saying the substance found in Andrea Iannone's test was Drostanolone. Used to be used for breast cancer, now used in bodybuilding.

    Iannone asked for B-sample to be analyzed, said he lost 7kg over the course of the season.

    Decision in January"
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    From David Emmett:



    "Italian media saying the substance found in Andrea Iannone's test was Drostanolone. Used to be used for breast cancer, now used in bodybuilding.

    Iannone asked for B-sample to be analyzed, said he lost 7kg over the course of the season.

    Decision in January"
    lol what does Iannone identify as pritch ?

    hahaha I wouldn't mind losing 7 kg for sure !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    lol what does Iannone identify as pritch ?

    hahaha I wouldn't mind losing 7 kg for sure !!!
    I don't know about Iannone but I could certainly afford to lose 7kg. My weight would then be about what I told Robert Taylor it was... On the other hand though, sudden unexpected weight loss would be scary.

    Have you seen recent photos of Iannone though? He looks completely different to how he looked a year ago. If he's so concerned about his appearance as to undergo plastic surgery, might he be concerned enough to seek chemical help with his body sculpting?
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    So I had a drunken conversation about sports people with a chap who's sister, . . . ok, its starting to sound like one of 'those ' stories but she was like a medical class and the theory was that sports was rife with enhancement but it was only the careless that got caught. Hence the tiny but strong men with squeaky voices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    So I had a drunken conversation about sports people with a chap who's sister, . . . ok, its starting to sound like one of 'those ' stories but she was like a medical class and the theory was that sports was rife with enhancement but it was only the careless that got caught. Hence the tiny but strong men with squeaky voices.
    I remember an article a few years ago when Crutchlow said steroids use was prevalent in motogp.

    Just tracked it down, damn Crutchlow singled out Iannone with this quote:

    I'm not saying that a hard drug here would help. [MotoGP] is not particularly about outright performance, you have one guy here who goes out smoking and drinking, but he's still able to be competitive because he's a natural motorcycle racer.
    "But we're talking about needles, rehydration.
    "We're not allowed needles. I know for a fact there are needles here. You could be taking diuretics to shed weight, because you're lazy and you don't want to put in the amount of hours that someone else does."

    Pretty well summed up I think

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    Rider line up according to Crashnet

    Repsol Honda:
    Marc Marquez (End of 2020)
    Alex Marquez (End of 2020) (Jorge Lorenzo retires at the end of 2019)*

    Monster Yamaha:
    Maverick Vinales (End of 2020)
    Valentino Rossi (End of 2020)

    Ducati Team:
    Andrea Dovizioso (End of 2020)
    Danilo Petrucci (End of 2020)

    Suzuki:
    Alex Rins (End of 2020)
    Joan Mir (End of 2020)

    Red Bull KTM:
    Pol Espargaro (End of 2020)
    Brad Binder (End of 2020)*
    Johann Zarco (End of 2020)

    Aprilia Gresini:
    Aleix Espargaro (End of 2020)
    Andrea Iannone (End of 2020)

    Tech3 KTM:
    Miguel Oliveira (KTM contract, end of 2020)
    Iker Lecuona (KTM contract, End of 2020)*
    Hafizh Syahrin (Tech3 contract, end of 2019)

    LCR Honda:
    Cal Crutchlow (HRC contract, end of 2020)
    Takaaki Nakagami (HRC contract, end of 2020)

    Pramac Ducati:
    Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati contract, end of 2020)
    Jack Miller (Ducati contract, end of 2020)

    Avintia Racing
    Johann Zarco (Ducati contract, end of 2020) Karel Abraham (Retires at the end of 2019)
    Tito Rabat (End of 2021)

    Petronas Yamaha Sepang Team:
    Franco Morbidelli (End of 2020)
    Fabio Quartararo (End of 2020)

    * Rookie.
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    2020 is going to be a spectacular silly season, I think it has kicked off already.
    https://motomatters.com/analysis/201...p_s_silly.html
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    Mat Oxley reports whispers saying that Abraham is talking to Aprilia about replacing Iannone in case the latter is banned by WADA.
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    There is currently an 80 minute documentary on the life and times of Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero available on the MotoGP site. It’s free but you have to register.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    There is currently an 80 minute documentary on the life and times of Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero available on the MotoGP site. It’s free but you have to register.
    MotoGP.com ?
    Cant see it , looked last night and this morn .

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