Cyclist Takes USADA to Court

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A cyclist is suing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for “overreaching its own rules and protocols,” claiming the agency had planned to test the cyclist’s backup urine sample even though the original ‘A’ sample test came back negative. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of “John Doe” in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeks an injunction to prevent USADA from ever testing the ‘B’ sample. The agency originally planned to test the ‘B’ sample Jan. 15, the lawsuit says, but after the plaintiff’s attorneys demanded the agency scrap that test, USADA canceled it. The lawsuit calls for a jury trial and seeks to recoup damages the plaintiff claims were incurred when the anti-doping agency revealed the case to race organizers and the UCLA testing lab.

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