Doper Rides Again

Bill C

On Jun 1, 3:04*pm, Amit Ghosh <amit.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 31, 3:11 pm, Casey Kerrigan <ca...@caseykerrrigan.com> wrote:
>
> > With some
> > investigation the officials were convinced that the rider in third had
> > improperly taken a free lap. Problem was since the results were final
> > nothing could be done to change the results so the only recourse was to
> > got for a suspension of the rider, which is what happened.
>
> dumbass,
>
> the USCF rules may be different, but under UCI rules a commissaire is
> only supposed to make a ruling based on something he witnessed, not
> based on accounts from riders and spectators.
>
> if an incident isn't witnessed a rider can file a complaint and it
> goes to the gov. body who can choose to suspend the rider based on
> testimony. this often happens when a rider assaults another rider, but
> it can be for other incidents and it sounds like that's what happened
> in the case you descibe.
>
> typically the race jury "disbands" (excuse me as i forget the exact
> terminology) sometime (usually 48 hrs) after the event. there might be
> a 15 min window for protests after the race, but at a UCI race the
> jury can make a decision sometime after that if they want to - say for
> instance they view photo or video evidence of a violation.

Amit I've seen it played both ways, and 99% of the time if we didn't
see it we can't call it. The few times we have done it the other way
there was overwhelming evidence, including from officials who weren't
working, but either racing or watching which was enough for the CR to
take action. There have been a few times I've seen shit happen that
needed to be dealt with, and was repeated, and couldn't get that
number, but could get others around that person. Even on the motor,
with the centerline and safety considerations you can't always get
everything immediately. As soon as the race was over, or safely during
the race you ask those other riders who it was. Usually as soon as you
get near them they start screaming at you about that bleeping jackass,
and what are you going to do about them. So you have what you need for
the CR to decide on.
Bill C