Former French Anti-Doping boss accuses Lance Armstrong of motor doping
Verdy says he doesn't think Armstrong's performances were possible on just EPO alone
Doping
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.
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Vini Zabù: 'The MPCC timeline is very inappropriate'
The Italian team says there is a chance they won't be allowed to start the upcoming Giro, and if that is the case there are worries as to the future of the team
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WADA investigating UK Anti-Doping after allegedly allowing British Cycling to conduct own drug inquest
After a 2010 sample from a prominent rider returned trace amounts of the steroid nandralone, it is alleged UKAD allowed British Cycling to conduct their own private investigation into the matter
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'Will some be nervous about what you have to say?': Operacion Puerto doctor Eufemiano Fuentes to give rare TV interview
Fuentes admits he cheated, adding he doesn't know anyone who didn't
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Former Portuguese national champion given four year ban for doping
Irregular readings from 2018 and 2019 were found in Domingos Gonçalves' biological passport
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Cycling moves down sports' doping list three places to 8th, with 18 recorded cases in 2020
The MPCC says that hope cycling is getting cleaner should be met with caution
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Doctor at centre of Operation Aderlass doping scandal jailed by German court
The doctor at the centre of the Operation Aderlass doping scandal has been jailed by a German court.
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Stefan Denifl jailed over Operation Aderlass blood doping
Stefan Denifl has been jailed over his involvement in the Operation Aderlass blood doping scandal.
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Operation Aderlass doctor faces five and a half year prison sentence as case draws to a close
There have also been developments in Operacion Puerto
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Riccardo Riccò banned for life by anti-doping authorities
Riccardo Riccò has been banned from cycling for life by anti-doping authorities
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‘Why would I resort to banned practices at 41?’: Former Tour de France leader responds to ban for doping offence
The former Tour de France yellow leader banned for four years for doping offences says he doesn’t know how to prove his innocence.
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Former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer banned for four years for doping offence
A former Tour de France leader has been banned from the sport for four years for a doping offence.
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Lance Armstrong would have been the best of his generation even without doping, claims Johan Bruyneel
Lance Armstrong would have been the strongest rider of his generation even without doping, Johan Brunyeel has claimed.
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2020 anti-doping testing numbers a 'major concern' says MPCC
Efforts to thwart doping have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic
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Giro d'Italia rider suspended after two anti-doping violations on stages 12 and 13
Matteo Spreafico of the Vini Zabù-Brado-KTM team tested positive during the race for a drug that reduces muscle atrophy
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Doctor at centre of Operation Aderlass scandal admits to doping athletes
The doctor at the centre of the Operation Aderlass scandal has admitted doping athletes during his ongoing trial.
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Two people held by French authorities in Tour de France doping investigation
The UCI confirmed the investigation was taking place in a statement on Monday evening
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Israel Start-Up Nation rider handed doping ban for using wrong asthma spray
Israel Start-Up Nation has been handed its first doping ban since becoming a WorldTour outfit.
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Spanish rider has four-year doping ban reinstated
Ibai Salas hasn't raced since the summer of 2018 and will now be allowed to until 2021.
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Georg Preidler spared jail after admitting involvement in Operation Aderlass blood doping ring
Georg Preidler has been spared jail after admitting his involvement in the Operation Aderlass blood doping ring.
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‘There’s no motor-doping at highest level, but the UCI hasn’t convinced fans,’ says Jean-Christophe Péraud
The UCI has not convinced fans that motor-doping doesn’t exist, according to Jean-Christophe Péraud.
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Nicki Sorensen on his doping: 'I'm embarrassed by what happened'
The Dane opens up for the first time about his decision to dope during his career
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Case closed after no hidden motors found in peloton after two years
French authorities announce they ceased investigating mechanical doping at the start of 2020
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Former Team Sky rider banned for doping two years after he retired
A former Team Sky rider has been banned for doping, despite having retired two years ago.
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90 per cent drop in out-of-competition doping tests during coronavirus pandemic
The Cycling Anti-Doping Federation was forced to drastically reduce testing during the crisis
