Press Release Issued On Behalf Of Motor Cycle Union Of Ireland & the Irish Sports Council

Motor Cycle Union of Ireland and the Irish Sports Council jointly announce that the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel determined that rider David Coates has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

David Coates, a motocross rider, has been sanctioned by a period of ineligibility of 2 years commencing on the 6th November 2014 - the date on which he was provisionally suspended by Motor Cycling Union of Ireland. In a doping control test immediately following his participation at Ferns Motocross, he provided a sample which tested positive for the presence of a prohibited substance, Methylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine). Mr Coates results from the 12th of October 2014 are also disqualified.

The hearing was held on 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 at http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Anti-Doping/Resources1/Sanctions/