The use and consumption of alcohol (ethanol) had been officially prohibited in competition under the WADA rules, incorporated into the FIM Anti-Doping Code, since 2004.
However, as from 2015, WADA agreed that the FIM could henceforth consider alcohol as no longer prohibited as a doping agent but as a substance prohibited for safety reasons under with the FIM Medical Code. The FIM Anti-Doping Code and Medical Code were modified accordingly.
You can find the FIM Alcohol Testing procedure as set out in Appendix V of the 2017 FIM Medical Code, including the applicable sanctions, at the link below:
www.fim-live.com/en/fim/the-commissions/medical/
Under this new procedure, alcohol tests were carried out by breath testing on 1 April 2017 in Leon, Mexico and on 15 April in Pietramurata, Italy during the FIM MXGP/MX2 World Championship events. The following riders were tested:
In Leon:
- Clément DESALLE, BEL - MXGP
- Tanel LEOK, EST - MXGP
- Maximilian NAGL, GER - MXGP
- Samuele BERNARDINI, ITA – MX2
- Ivan PETROV, BUL – MX2
- Iker LARRAÑAGA OLANO, ESP – MX2
In Pietramurata:
- Jose BUTRON, ESP - MXGP
- Tim GAJSER, SVN - MXGP
- Lukas NEURAUTER, AUT- MXGP
- Brent VAN DONINCK, BEL - MX2
- Pauls JONASS, LAT – MX2
- Thomas Kjer OLSEN, DEN – MX2
All the test results were negative. The threshold is equivalent to a blood concentration of 0.10 g/L.
The future results of alcohol testing at FIM World Championships & Prize events will be published on a regular basis in the FIM-LIVE.com website under Beyond Sport - Medical. <link http: www.fim-live.com en fim the-commissions medical ride-clean external-link-new-window external link in new>HEREFIM Communications