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DRB

DRB

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http://www.velonews.com/race/mtn/articles/7195.0.html

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced last Friday that Chris Del Bosco of Vail, Colorado, tested positive at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships on September 26 at Mammoth Mountain, California.

Del Bosco (Oakley-LenzSport-FoxRacing Shox), a semi-professional downhill ski racer who finished 18th in the NORBA downhill overall in 2003, tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a prohibited substance under World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list.

Del Bosco, 22, received a public warning for a first offense. In addition, he is disqualified from his first place finish at the event. Del Bosco, who won the pro men's downhill event at the inaugural USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships in September, forfeits his national title.

In Mammoth, Del Bosco qualified second in mountain cross but was eliminated in the first round. Then, during his downhill run, everything clicked and he finished 3.1 seconds ahead of Duncan Riffle (Spy-Fox Shox), who has subsequently been awarded the national title.

This is the second time in the last several years that an American downhiller has forfeited a big DH win because of a positive for THC, the main intoxicant found in marijuana. Gary Houseman scored an historic World Cup downhill win at Grouse Mountain, British Columbia in 2003 only to have his win stripped later in the year.
 
llkoolkeg

llkoolkeg

Ranger LL
Sep 5, 2001
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No, no, no, you naughty downhiller! You mustn't smoke the sweet leaf- it's a very bad plant!

My guess is that Chris's toke in the face of misdemeaner charges was probably less due to ignorance and more due to a conscious act of civil disobedience. Too bad other unjust(and otherwise unknown) misdemeaner charges are not used to deprive a person of their livelihood.

But...but...he smoked pot sometime within a month of competing! He could have actually been STONED at some point! :rolleyes:
 
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Darryl

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llkoolkeg said:
Nah...the roots don't do anything for ya...although the album by that name is cool to listen to while smoking cannabis blooms and downhilling. ;)
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Haha, nice!
 
James | Go-Ride

James | Go-Ride

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Maybe if he'd just leaf it alone, these problems wouldn't keep budding up. It's a sticky situation for sure, but eventually the smoke will blow over.

I just hope this thread doesn't spark the same debate.

Hahaha I am a genius. Wait, no, I am not.
 
oly

oly

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James | Go-Ride said:
Maybe if he'd just leaf it alone, these problems wouldn't keep budding up. It's a sticky situation for sure, but eventually the smoke will blow over.

I just hope this thread doesn't spark the same debate.

Hahaha I am a genius. Wait, no, I am not.
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Oh man, thats classic!
 
leprechaun

leprechaun

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Go-Ride legal disclamer:
Despite james' silly remarks we do not condone drug use in any way.
Alcohol however is legal so it's perfectly safe to say that James is a drunk and is the last one to show up on sunday morning rides. :evil:
 
OGRipper

OGRipper

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Uh, just how did you get the name "Krispy" anyway?

I used to hang with a dude that smoked like a chimney, he was so burnt all the time we called him...Crispy. No joke.

I'm sure it's completely unrelated in your case. :D
 
leprechaun

leprechaun

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um heah...
well actually at my first bike shop job there were 2 kris'.
And since i am Kris B, i went from Kris B to kris-p.There was this manic mechanic who would blurt out at me and call me krispy nuggets and krispy chicken tacos and the sort.Maybe there was a little other outside help,but i can't really remember that so well. :nope:
We use to go out to the warehouse and 'count tubes' for inventory every so often.But now i have to pay attention since i work here at Go Ride and like make important decisions and stuff :D
 
Curb Hucker

Curb Hucker

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leprechaun said:
But now i have to pay attention since i work here at Go Ride and like make important decisions and stuff :D
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should I:

a) post on RM
b) post on MTBR
c) sleep
d) browse other websites
e) grow funny mustaches
f) think about funny mustaches

decisions decisions :p :p
 
Curb Hucker

Curb Hucker

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leprechaun said:
Alcohol however is legal so it's perfectly safe to say that James is a drunk and is the last one to show up on sunday morning rides. :evil:
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James should live here in Chicago where you get drunk on the saturday night ride, and the sunday morning ride starts at 3:30pm every weekend :evil:
 
JTVW

JTVW

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"...it's the gift from the earth, and what's from the earth is of the greatest worth..."

Ben Harper "Burn One Down"
...good song, you should check it out.

Peace :thumb:
 
dexter

dexter

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Sep 23, 2001
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**** that del bosco is still the man i will never forget when he stayed up with us untill 5 in the morning with these strippers drunk off his ass in vermont thewn went to get 8th place at like 10
 
llkoolkeg

llkoolkeg

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If you're smiling & having too much fun or otherwise affecting the productivity of proper social climbing wage-slaves, the fun police must be called.

"We can't have our good little ants focused on anything other than the expanding tasks we lay before them. Those pot-toking grasshoppers need to realize that living in the day detracts from their ability to service our machine and they are proving to be a disruptive distraction amongst our work force!"
 
OGRipper

OGRipper

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"Counting tubes" hahahaha, I used to work at a shop where our code for "supplies" was "high pressure tubes" which, as far as we knew, don't really exist.

As in, "Dude, you got any high pressure tubes today? I'm going riding later and could really use some."

Ahhh, memories.
 
Heath Sherratt

Heath Sherratt

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PooMan said:
"...it's the gift from the earth, and what's from the earth is of the greatest worth..."

Ben Harper "Burn One Down"
...good song, you should check it out.

Peace :thumb:
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Ben is not one of the brightest individuals, he promotes a double standard for living and makes mistakes just like the rest of us.
 
OGRipper

OGRipper

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Yeah, there are older threads about this from when Houseman got busted but generally I agree, it might be a dumb rule but it's still a rule that must be followed if you want to play in the big leagues. If you don't like it, try to change the rule. It might seem like an individual's right to take the chance but sadly, getting caught hurts more than the offender - sponsors generally do not want to be associated with drug offenses, so every time someone gets caught, the negative publicity negatively effects the amount of dollars being put into the sport.
 
Lexx D

Lexx D

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Damn True said:
When are these idiots going to get it?

Like it or not, weed is an illegal substance and is banned for use by atheletes.

Just don't smoke it.

Geez.
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Wow, what a surprise you had something to say about this :think:
 
JTVW

JTVW

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Jun 17, 2004
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Ben Harper promotes a double standard of living?
Imagine if Dubya and Bin Ladin sat in the white house basement, smokin' da herb, man. Can you imagine peace in the middle east now? I can.

Peace :thumb:
 
Damn True

Damn True

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Sep 10, 2001
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Lexx D said:
Wow, what a surprise you had something to say about this :think:
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The very definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again while expecting a different result.

So when people continue to smoke the stuff and get busted, and when people toss out the same lame-a$$ tired (pot isn't as bad as blah blah blah) spray and expect the result to change..........
 
llkoolkeg

llkoolkeg

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Sep 5, 2001
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Damn True said:
The very definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again while expecting a different result.

So when people continue to smoke the stuff and get busted, and when people toss out the same lame-a$$ tired (pot isn't as bad as blah blah blah) spray and expect the result to change..........
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Get out of here, DT! Haven't I warned you before- no squares permitted in the herb threads! ;)
 
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Pegboy

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Damn True said:
The very definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again while expecting a different result.

Hmm, I'm not sure if I get this concept. Would this be like stating an opinion over and over again expecting to sway the mind set of others? :p
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Damn True

Damn True

Monkey Pimp
Sep 10, 2001
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Between a rock and a hard place.
Pegboy said:
Damn True said:
The very definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again while expecting a different result.

Hmm, I'm not sure if I get this concept. Would this be like stating an opinion over and over again expecting to sway the mind set of others? :p
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Not expecting to change the mind of the commited pot-head.
But constantly amazed that they continue to whine and complain about the situation.
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