Fifty Plus (50+) - Should I give back my medal?

I took some ibuprophen before a hilly ride in 1986. Everyone got a cute little plastic token for finishing... should I give mine back? I can't live with the guilt...

WADA LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES EFFECTIVE 1ST JANUAY 2005

The following are examples of classes and methods prohibited in sport
Classes:

Complete list of prohibited substances available at
http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/list_2005.pdf

Blah..blah...blah...blah...blahbity...blahbity...blah...blah...

Methods:
Blood Doping
Pharmacological, Chemical & Physical Manipulation eg substances or methods which alter the integrity and validity of the urine.


More blah blah blah....

Treatment Guidelines:
ASTHMA
Allowed – Salbutamol inhaler*, terbutaline inhaler*
Banned – products containing sympathomimetics (eg ephedrine, fenoterol, isoprenaline).
COUGH
Blah...blah...blah....YAWN...blah...
PAIN
Allowed - aspirin, codeine, Dihydrocodeine, ibuprofen, paracetamol, all non steroidal anti-inflammatories.
Banned - products containing opioids (eg dextropropoxyphene) or caffeine.
VOMITING
Allowed - Domperidone, metoclopramide.

Nope, I guess you can keep your medal! :thumb:

*whew* what a load off. I couldn't imagine what to tell my family.

You know, it really is something you should decide on your own. (I do realize you are being sarcastic or tongue in cheek with the post.)

But it does remind me. There's a story about Arnold Palmer winning a golf tournament and years later he was looking over his score card when he realized he had added wrong. It wasn't detected at the time of the tournament and someone else should have won. He tried to give the prize back, but the organization that sponsored/produced the tournament was out of business. No one on the planet knew he didn't really win but him. To bring it forward so many years later.... Well, to me, that's a class guy.

WADA LIST OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES EFFECTIVE 1ST JANUAY 2005

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Now that is a list of Banned substances as of jan 2005. As with all lists- they change over the years so I think a bit more investigation is in order.

No idea wher you will be able to find it but I suggest that you start looking for those substances that were banned at the time of the Offence.

So until definitely proved one way or the other- You are under suspicion.

Just don't read the side effects of constant use of ibuprophen

I took some ibuprophen before a hilly ride in 1986. Everyone got a cute little plastic token for finishing... should I give mine back? I can't live with the guilt...

No way. Well, unless a former teammate come forward with the truth. ;-)

I took some ibuprophen before a hilly ride in 1986. Everyone got a cute little plastic token for finishing... should I give mine back? I can't live with the guilt...
Nah!!! If it was gold you've have to sell it and buy pie for everyone here. :rolleyes:

No way. Well, unless a former teammate come forward with the truth. ;-)

Just tell them the former teammate is motivated by jealousy and hoping to get a high view count for his post.

I got nothing, just adding to view count.

You know, it really is something you should decide on your own. (I do realize you are being sarcastic or tongue in cheek with the post.)

But it does remind me. There's a story about Arnold Palmer winning a golf tournament and years later he was looking over his score card when he realized he had added wrong. It wasn't detected at the time of the tournament and someone else should have won. He tried to give the prize back, but the organization that sponsored/produced the tournament was out of business. No one on the planet knew he didn't really win but him. To bring it forward so many years later.... Well, to me, that's a class guy.

This is real character. Something that seems to be in short supply these days . . . not only in cycling or sports in general, but our overall culture.

I got nothing, just adding to view count.


In this crowd Geritol and/or prune juice could be considered as performance enhancing substances!

This is real character. Something that seems to be in short supply these days . . . not only in cycling or sports in general, but our overall culture.

It's also like that guy that bought a house in Utah(?), found a buttload of cash in the attic, and returned it to the PO's heirs. Real character indeed.

Geeze - give it a rest wouldya

It's also like that guy that bought a house in Utah(?), found a buttload of cash in the attic, and returned it to the PO's heirs. Real character indeed.

On the other hand, perhaps there are still a lot of folks out there with character. Their deeds are always overwhelmed by the overreporting of the activities of those with no character -- Sheen, Schwarzenegger, etc.

You need to write a book about your experience, then get a spot on 60 Minutes.

Sell your story man, don't give it away for free.

"Banned - products containing opioids (eg dextropropoxyphene) or caffeine."

I took a NoDoze on the recent 1200k. I hope that Untouchable guy doesn't catch up with me...

Are you sure that wasn't I be pie, frien'?

Are you sure that wasn't I be pie, frien'?

Are you saying that Pie is in the same class as some banned substances?

If it is I will defend the right of everyone on this forum to disregard all drug tests till Yokey Dokey is found Innocent (Or guilty as the case may be.)

:thumb::cry::roflmao2:;)

I sure hope Beano is never a banned substance.

depends on what was in the 'I be pie frien'....

I asked my friend Lance about your preticament and he said that it happened in the past so your off the hook. But when you think about it, because time is always moving forward, everything is in the past, so I guess you can just do what you want all the time without repercussions. So the next time some young whippersnapper tries to pass me he's getting a frame pump in his spokes.

the FRAMEPUMP... of course. I'm always trying to think of what to shove into some bike-nazi's spokes. How I can overlook the obvious.

Caffeine is banned?

Oh.

I guess I should give back the finishers medals I received for participating. I drank coffee and shot gels just before those events.

Oh, the shame.

But wait - everyone else did, too! Doesn't that "level the playing field"?

you shot gels? Heathen! My mother warned me about people like you. She raptured out yesterday, by the way. *I can't believe I said that, I am SO gonna go to hell...*