Stewart Provisionally Suspended By FIM

Last week, Yoshimura Suzuki sent out this official press release, stating that James Stewart had tested positive for the use of a substance on the WADA Prohibited List after Seattle’s AMA Supercross round.

FIM has since sent out the following press releases:

PRESS RELEASE NO.1

FIM Antidoping Controls
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship
Seattle, Washington (USA), 12 April

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Anti-doping controls were carried out during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship event, held at the Century Link Field, Seattle, Washington, USA, on 12 April 2014.

The riders tested were:

Ryan Dungey (USA)
Ryan Villopoto (USA)
James Stewart (USA)

No prohibited substances or their metabolites, or markers, or the use of prohibited methods were found in the tested samples apart from James Stewart’s sample, which tested positive for amphetamine.

PRESS RELEASE NO.2

FIM Antidoping Controls
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship
Rider James Stewart Provisionally Suspended

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The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has advised US Supercross rider James Stewart that he is provisionally suspended pursuant to Article 7.6 of the FIM Anti-doping Code. The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Stewart was taken following the receipt of a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Cologne indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of Amphetamine in a urine sample collected from him at an in-competition test carried out by the FIM at the round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship held at the Century Link Field, Seattle, Washington, on 12 April 2014.

Mr Stewart has the right to request and attend the analysis of his B sample.

A Provisional Suspension imposed by the FIM does not in any way prejudge the question as to whether an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2 of the FIM Anti-Doping Code has actually been committed. This question will be addressed by the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) when it adjudicates on the merits of the case.

Mr James Stewart is provisionally suspended with effect from 20 June until further notice.

Under the World Anti-Doping Code and the FIM Anti-Doping Code, the FIM is unable to provide any additional information at this time.

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Stay tuned for developments on the situation. Stewart’s provisional suspension will not affect the 2014 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

To read Ryan Villopoto’s interesting take on drug testing in the US, check out this interview that our mates at Vurbmoto conducted with him over the weekend.