A trainer, Greg McFarlane, is challenging a two-and-a-half-year disqualification after an EPO positive, arguing the result is linked to expired sample tubes. McFarlane says he will fight “all the way” against the ban.
Multiple outlets report that the dispute centres on the integrity of the sampling process, specifically the condition of the tubes used to store or process the samples. The reports describe the appeal as focused on the period leading to the positive test and the circumstances surrounding the handling of the specimens.
While all accounts agree on McFarlane’s position and the overall basis of the challenge, they frame the case without detailing the final procedural outcomes or the regulator’s full response in the material provided. The coverage indicates the matter remains an appeal, with attention on whether the alleged expiry of the sample tubes affects the validity of the EPO finding.
