Bobby Lea

Bobby Lea
Personal information
Full name Robert Lea
Born (1983-10-17) October 17, 1983
Easton, Maryland, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Team information
Current team Custom Velo
Discipline Track and road
Role Rider
Rider type Track: endurance
Professional team(s)
2006–2007 Toyota-United
2008 Rite Aid
2009 OUCH–Maxxis
2010 Bahati Foundation
2013 Team SmartStop
2014- Custom Velo

Robert "Bobby" Lea is an American track cyclist.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's point race, which he did not finish, and the men's madison, where he finished in 16th place.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's Omnium.

Doping Case

After U.S. Track Nationals, Lea tested positive for Noroxycodone, a metabolite of oxycodone found in Percocet which is a substance on the USADA banned list.[3] Lea was given a 16-month suspension starting September 10th, 2015. He pettitioned the suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and On February 26th, 2016 his suspension was reduced to 6-months.[4] Lea responded to his initial suspension by posting on his private website: "On the night of August 7th, in a state of post-race exhaustion and having run out of my normal sleep aid, I made the poor choice to take my prescription Percocet hoping it would help me rest."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Lea". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bobby Lea at sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Bobby Lea Tests Positive for Noroxycodone
  4. ↑ After a Substance-Related Suspension, Bobby Lea’s Olympic Dream is Still Alive
  5. ↑ An Open Letter to Cycling

External links

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