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FIM Talks WADA, WESS, E-Bikes And More T he FIM Board of Directors met at the Federation's headquar- ters in Mies, Switzerland, August 27-28. During these two days, the Board addressed many FIM topics, including what appears to be a move to drop the World Anti-Doping Administration in favor of the U.S. Anti-Doping Admin- istration, which the FIM says will provide "a new simplified and speedy procedure for anti-doping tests for AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship." Here are a few of the topics that were addressed: E-BIKE: The successful inaugural FIM E-X Bike World Cup took place in Imola during the MXGP on August 17 in Italy with top riders Marco Melandri & Davide Guarneri in attendance. Riders from several parts of Eu- rope participated in the FIM E-X Bike race for electric bicycles. This experience is an excellent working basis for the future of this promising Championship. The Board approved the creation of an E-bike Working group com- prising a dozen members, meet- ing soon, and an E-Bike Com- mission for 2020. This decision will be submitted to the General Assembly. KTM/WESS: Since the be- ginning of the year, the FIM has been openly talking with the KTM Group and the party responsible for the existing "Extreme Enduro Series" to find a way to improve the Enduro discipline. However, despite many efforts and meet- ings, it has not been possible to reach an agreement. The FIM stays firm with regards to environ- mental rules, safety conditions, protection of riders and control- IN THE WIND P52 ling the sport. The FIM remains totally open to a fair agreement for the future. Enduro / Enduro Extreme: The Board approved the decision to launch as soon as possible two different tenders: one for the promotion of the FIM Enduro World Championship 2021-2030 and another for a new FIM Enduro Extreme World Cup 2020-2029, with the objective of bringing together the Enduro family. ANTI-DOPING: The Board has approved a new simplified and speedy procedure for anti- doping tests for the AMA Super- cross, an FIM World Champion- ship. The sample collection and analysis will be carried out by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The FIM will be responsible for the rest of the procedure in case of a positive result. IFM (International Foundation for Motorcycling): In May the Board approved in principle the creation of a Foundation for the FIM. Today, the Board approved the statutes of the IFM aiming to create new sources of revenue and unite key motorcycling stake- holders around FIM projects. The International Foundation for Mo- torcycling project will be present- ed to the FIM General Assembly in Monaco in November. The next and last Board of Directors meeting for 2019 will be held November 28-29 in Monaco ahead of the General Assembly and FIM Awards. CN (L-R) FIM Board of Directors recently met in Switzerland and talked about dropping WADA for USADA.