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
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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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
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Johan Bruyneel says he won't watch the Lance Armstrong documentary as he 'already knows what happened'
The former US Postal Service boss is currently serving a lifetime ban from cycling
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Two riders from Iranian women’s track team banned for doping
The UCI has handed out four-year doping bans to two riders from the Iranian women’s track team.
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Anti-doping retests target samples from 2017 Tour de France
A previously undetectable doping product has been revealed by the Operation Aderlass investigation
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Tyler Hamilton suggests Lance Armstrong still hasn’t told the whole truth in new documentary
Tyler Hamilton has suggested Lance Armstrong still hasn’t told the whole truth in a revealing new documentary.
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Retired rider Jarlinson Pantano banned for four years for doping
Jarlinson Pantano has been banned from cycling for four years, after already retiring from the peloton in the wake of a positive doping test.
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Doping trafficking ring involving professional athletes dismantled in Italy
Authorities searched the houses of 74 athletes registered to sports federations
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Negative backlash for reporting doping the biggest barrier for potential whistleblowers, study finds
Only 40 per cent of athletes and coaches said they felt their sport actively encouraged them to report doping
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'I'm not going to lie to you now': New Lance Armstrong documentary to air
The documentary features new, extensive interviews with Armstrong as well as a number of his former team-mates, rivals and friends
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Manolo Saiz: 'My teams have been the cleanest in cycling'
The Spaniard was blacklisted from cycling following Operacion Puerto
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French rider suspended for four years following 'super-EPO' positive test
Rémy Di Grégorio was caught doping at Paris-Nice 2018
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'Come and test me': Victor Campenaerts asks for lockdown doping test as cheating fears rise
The Belgian rider asked for authorities to test him so he could be vocal about the fact checks are still going on in order to dissuade cheats
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‘I haven’t been tested at all in recent months’: Pros raise concerns over anti-doping during coronavirus crisis
An unseen consequence of the coronavirus lockdown is the impact on the anti-doping effort in professional cycling.
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US anti-doping chief says athletes could 'take advantage' of reduced drug testing
Some agencies around the world have seen significant reductions in testing while others have shut down completely
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'I was so lost I was ready to take the risk': Marion Sicot on her EPO positive
After previously denying doping, the French rider has now opened up about using EPO
