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
Medal record
Representing  United States
Track cycling
World Championships
2015 Yvelines Scratch
Pan American Championships
2012 Mar del Plata Scratch
2014 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit
2015 Santiago Madison
2012 Mar del Plata Omnium
2014 Aguascalientes Points race

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 in 2015, 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 10, 2015. He pettitioned the suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and On February 26, 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

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