Doping
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Doping ban for former Trek-Segafredo rider upheld after his appeal fails
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the four-year ban for the 36-year-old
By Alex Ballinger Last updated
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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
By Richard Windsor Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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
By Jonny Long Published
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‘In cycling there is 90 per cent doping,’ says Stefan Denifl’s lawyer
Stefan Denifl’s defence lawyer has claimed ‘in cycling there is 90 per cent doping’ as the Austrian pro stands trial over his own blood doping.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Leaked report links Jakob Fuglsang to banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari
Alexey Lutsenko is also accused of being present at one alleged meeting between the Dane and the doctor
By Jonny Long Published
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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado wins women's Cyclocross World Championships 2020 as Dutch dominate
Three Dutch riders broke away early to guarantee an orange podium but it was the 21-year-old who won the sprint finish
By Jonny Long Published
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Denise Betsema says positive doping test caused by contaminated supplement
Denise Betsema says her positive doping test was caused by a contaminated substance.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Georg Preidler says he became involved in blood doping ‘out of pure curiosity’
Georg Preidler has told a court he became involved in blood doping “out of pure curiosity.”
By Alex Ballinger Published
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'Doping is still really bad today': Former Belgian champion reveals own blood doping past in gritty autobiographical film
Kenneth Mercken was on his way to becoming a pro rider, and was prepared to do and take anything to help him achieve that goal
By Jonny Long Published
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‘My team-mate might not have been racing clean – that’s a bitter pill to swallow’: Tom Dumoulin responds as Georg Preidler charged with fraud
Tom Dumoulin has said the news that Georg Preidler may have doped in the 2017 Giro d’Italia is a “bitter pill to swallow.”
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Alejandro Valverde could be handed Vuelta a España stage victory after Juan José Cobo found guilty of doping
Alejandro Valverde’s winning record could be extended after the Juan José Cobo was caught doping.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping
The retired pro has also been suspended from racing for three years
By Jonny Long Published
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Chris Froome could be crowned winner of 2011 Vuelta a España after Juan José Cobo caught doping
Chris Froome could be crowned the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España after Juan José Cobo was caught doping.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Marcel Kittel says blood doping revelations ‘a slap in the face to clean athletes like him’
Marcel Kittel has responded to the blood doping revelations after his former team-mate was caught up in the scandal.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Former Aqua Blue Sport rider Stefan Denifl ‘confesses to blood doping in police interview’
The former Aqua Blue Sport rider Stefan Denifl has confessed to blood doping in a police interview, according to reports.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Former Trek-Segafredo rider André Cardoso banned more than a year after EPO positive
Trek-Segafredo’s André Cardoso has been banned more than a year after testing positive for EPO.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Floyd Landis says cycling is not clean in post-Armstrong era
Floyd Landis said he does not believe cycling is clean in the post-Lance Armstrong era.
By Alex Ballinger Published
