Haga handed one month ban.
Japanese Yamaha star Noriyuki Haga has incurred the wrath of the International Disciplinary Court for failing two drug tests in the first five rounds of the 2000 World Superbike championship.
On both occasions Haga exceeded the limit for ephedrine, a substance found in some of the dietary aids Haga used during the winter months. Whilst it is not a performance enhancing drug, ephedrine is a controlled substance and Haga has paid the penalty.
Japanese Yamaha star Noriyuki Haga has incurred the wrath of the International Disciplinary Court for failing two drug tests in the first five rounds of the 2000 World Superbike championship.
On both occasions Haga exceeded the limit for ephedrine, a substance found in some of the dietary aids Haga used during the winter months. Whilst it is not a performance enhancing drug, ephedrine is a controlled substance and Haga has paid the penalty.
Haga's ban will commence on the Monday after the Hockenheim races and will force the early season championship leader to miss the forthcoming round's at Misano and Valencia. The loss of the 45 points he gained at Kyalami, the scene of his first failure, will drop him out of the title picture. It will take a near miracle for Haga to win the championship this year but there is no doubt that he will return with arm's flailing at the following round at Laguna Seca, a track Haga is well suited to.
