INFORMATION REGARDING DRUG TESTING

SELECTION OF RIDERS FOR DOPING CONTROL

By registering to compete at this event you have consented to be subject to drug testing and adhere to the penalties associated with an anti-doping rules violation.  All registered competitors are subject to testing and, if chosen for drug testing, are required to comply with the applicable rules.  Noncompliance or refusing to be tested will result in the same penalties as a doping violation.

When the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (“USADA”) is conducting testing at your race the list of cyclists selected for doping control will be posted at the finish line (or location where the cyclists leave the course or track) and at the Doping Control Station.

All riders, including any athlete who has abandoned the competition, are responsible for ensuring personally whether they are required to appear for doping control.  All posted riders are required to report to the Doping Control Station unless their release from testing is documented by a USADA Official in the field.  If, after reporting to the Doping Control Station a posted rider is not required to provide a sample for purposes of doping control, their dismissal will be documented by a USADA Official.

NOTIFICATION OF ATHLETES

It is your responsibility to check the doping control posting even when chaperones are provided at events where USADA is testing.  While USADA plans to have chaperones available to locate and escort all cyclists selected for testing, this is not the norm at UCI-sanctioned events.  Given this, the lack of a Chaperone or Escort does not excuse a rider from testing.  Should a rider fail to report to doping control within 60 minutes of notification, that rider will be subject to sanctions.

APPLICABLE RULES

USADA will conduct testing in accordance with its Protocol. A copy of and additional information concerning the USADA Protocol are available online at http://www.usantidoping.org. You should also review the applicable anti-doping rules of the Union Cycliste International (UCI), the International Federation for the sport, at http://www.uci.ch/.

“Refusing, or failing without compelling justification, to submit to sample collection after notification as authorized in applicable anti-doping rules or otherwise evading sample collection” is an anti-doping rule violation.

UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

The United States Anti-Doping Agency is the independent anti-doping agency for the Olympic Movement in the United States. USADA is dedicated to eliminating the practice of doping in sport, preserving the well-being of sport and ensuring the health of athletes through drug testing, research initiatives and educational programs.

PROHIBITED CLASSES FOR EVENT TESTING

USADA will test for the classes of substances and methods prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Code.   For in-competition testing, urine samples are tested for the following categories of substances: anabolic agents, hormones, beta-2 agonists, anti-estrogenic substances, diuretics, stimulants, narcotics, cannabinoids (i.e. marijuana), glucocorticosteroids, alcohol and beta-blockers; additionally, the following methods such as blood doping, gene doping and pharmacological, chemical and physical manipulation are also prohibited.

For more detailed information or a non-exclusive list of substances within each category listed above, visit the USADA web site at http://www.usantidoping.org/prohibited_sub/wallet_card.asp for the USADA Wallet Card.

Further information about the drug testing, the protection of your rights and the status of specific medications on the 2007 WADA Prohibited List is available from the USADA Drug Reference On-LineÔ at http://www.usantidoping.org/dro or from USADA’s Drug Reference LineÔ at 1-800-233-0393.  When in doubt athletes should check with these resources.

Please remember that even over-the-counter or prescription medications can contain a banned substances that could cause a positive test result and a doping offense.  Dietary/nutritional supplements including vitamins, minerals and amino acids is completely at the athlete’s risk, even if the supplements are labeled ‘approved’ or ‘verified.’  If you take dietary/nutritional supplements you may test positive for a prohibited substance which is not disclosed on the product label.  This would result in a doping violation and sanction.  Always check with your team doctor or the USADA Drug Reference LineÔ before taking any medication.