Cycling Time Trials test record number of riders for anti-doping violations

Cycling Time Trials carried out 72 anti-doping tests on riders in 2016, up from 44 last year

An amateur racer has been banned for doping

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Cycling Time Trials (CTT) tested a record number of its riders for anti-doping violations this year - and so far there has been been no adverse analytic findings.

The organisation that oversees domestic time trailing was rocked last year when three of its competitors were banned by UKAD for taking prohibited substances. They subsequently vowed to increase the number of tests.

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