04/11/2020
Cycling Ireland and Sport Ireland today jointly
announced that the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel determined that Dale
Walker committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Dale Walker has been sanctioned
by a period of ineligibility of 4 years commencing on the 5th of November 2019.
In a doping control test immediately following his participation at the Masters
Road Race Championships on the 15th of September 2019, he
provided a sample which tested positive for the presence of the following
prohibited substances: epioxandrolone,
oxandrolone, 18-noroxandrolone and boldenone and/or boldenone metabolite(s). Mr Walker’s results
from the 15th of September 2019 are also disqualified.
The hearing was held under Article 8 (Disciplinary
Process) of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules and this announcement is made pursuant
to Article 15 (Public Disclosure) of the Rules.
The full Decision of the Disciplinary Panel is
available here