An unfortunate truth for cycling fans everywhere is that doping has had no small part to play in the history of the sport.
The use of performance enhancing substances were widely accepted in the early era of gruelling races like the Tour de France. A number of incidents however, including the death of Danish rider Knud Enemark Jensen at the 1960 Olympic Games team time trial, who was using amphetamines at the time, saw rules gradually introduced to combat doping.
Still, even to the present day, positive tests are not uncommon.
Lance Armstrong, who had won seven consecutive Tour de France titles until he was found guilty of using PEDs in a 2012 report, is potentially the most notorious drug cheat in cycling, if not sporting history.
But while cycling’s uneasy relationship with doping continues, scientific gains have been made amongst the agencies trying to catch those who cheat, with the introduction of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) at the beginning of the 2008 race season by the UCI.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is the ruling authority on anti-doping for more than 600 sports organisations around the world, including cycling’s international body, the UCI.
Tom Dumoulin has said the news that Georg Preidler may have doped in the 2017 Giro d’Italia is a “bitter pill to swallow.”
Georg Preidler has been charged with professional fraud over his involvement in the Operation Aderlass doping ring.
Wout Poels has been handed his first Grand Tour stage victory - eight years after he crossed the line behind doper Juan José Cobo.
Aicar is a fat-burning agent that can now be delivered in powder form, dissolved in water, cola or an energy drink
The names of athletes linked to the Operation Puerto blood doping scandal will not be made public, according to reports.
The two Austrian riders were caught by investigators as part of Operation Aderlass
Alejandro Valverde’s winning record could be extended after the Juan José Cobo was caught doping.
One rider tried to avoid detection by pretending to be his own twin brother, who was also taking part in the event
The retired pro has also been suspended from racing for three years
The new test should allow EPO to be detected up to 48-hours after administration
Chris Froome could be crowned the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España after Juan José Cobo was caught doping.
The UCI has suspended Manzana Postobon, despite the team having already folded following two doping scandals.
The UCI has revealed it carried out more than 1,300 ‘rigorous’ motor doping tests during the 2019 Giro d’Italia.
Former road cyclist and mountain bike rider Christina Kollmann-Forstner has been suspended by the UCI over suspected links with the Operation Aderlass blood doping scandal.
The Colombian team faced suspension after two of their riders returned AAFs within the same twelve-month period
A new 30-minute interview titled 'Lance Armstrong: Next Stage' is set to air on NBCSN next week
The UCI has tested 117 riders for the painkiller tramadol after the substance was banned in professional cycling earlier this year.
Colombian team Manzana Postobon has responded as the outfit faces a racing ban after to two recent positive tests from their riders.
Their rider Juan José Amador was notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) during an out-of-competition control held in October 2018
The Austrian blood doping scandal has hit the Giro d’Italia and the Tour of California as the UCI has published four names believed to be connected with the case.
Samuel Sánchez has been given a retrospective ban for a doping offence more than two years after testing positive.
The 45-year-old confessed his involvement in the Erfurt blood doping scandal on German television
Two Spanish riders have been suspended Basque Anti-Doping Agency and World Anti-Doping Agency
The Colombian spoke for the first time since his positive test was confirmed by the UCI last week
A former team-mate of Jarlinson Pantano has spoken of his disappointment after the Colombian tested positive for a performance enhancing drug.
