A rider banned from the Manx Grand Prix over 🍎a drug test will have his licence reinstated.

Race organisers ACU Events first reported that Alex Sinclair returned a “positive test for a recreational drug” before changing their wording to a “non-nega🍒tive” test result.

Sinclair has undertaken personal measures to prove his innocence🔜, prompting ACU Evཧents to vow to reinstate his licence and reconsider their drug testing protocols.

Sinclair told : “I had a negative hair test sample. That got sent to𝓰 the ACU.

“They tried to arg💛ue it. They wanted to take a test of my B-sample from the Manx itself. But my argument was that I never actually took a B-sample, they poured my A-sample into the B-sample pot after saying it could be contaminated.

“We ꦍsuggested they got their own hair sample, which they have. They took a while to get back to us with the 𒉰results. We had our own hair sample tested and it came back negative.

“They’ve said they will give me my licence back.”

Sinclair added: “I am still a bit baffled by the situation. It has been very st💞ressful and upsetting.

“Even though I’ve got my licence 💦back, it dཧoesn’t feel resolved.”

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“The Isle of Man? I don’t know,” Sinclair said. “The way I got treated, I don’t want to go back. But I’ve still got unfinished bus🌱iness there…”

A letter from ACU Events to Sinclaur🤪, seen by Manx Radio, says “we are more than willing to reinstate ꧂Mr. Sinclair’s licence”.

It also says: “We have decided to use a different form o🐼f testing moving forward to ensure that the testing process is as reliable and accurate as possible.

"We remain committed to ensuring the safety and integrity of the spoꦏrt, and we will continue to work closely with our sponsors and competitors to maintain the highest standards of fairness and transparency."

Sinclair insists he is anti-drugs.