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American cyclist

Bobby Lea

Personal information
Full name Robert Lea
Born (1983-10-17) October 17, 1983 (age 41)Easton, Maryland, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Custom Velo
Discipline Track and road
Role Rider
Rider type Track: endurance
Professional teams
2006–2007 Toyota-United
2008 Rite Aid
2009 OUCH–Maxxis
2010 Bahati Foundation
2013 Team SmartStop
2014- Custom Velo
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing United States World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yvelines Scratch Pan American Championships Gold medal – first place 2012 Mar del Plata Scratch Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Madison Bronze medal – third place 2012 Mar del Plata Omnium Bronze medal – third place 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.

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 petitioned 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]

  1. ^ "Bobby Lea". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 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