Doping
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BMC terminate contract with Samuel Sanchez after positive B sample confirmedSamuel Sanchez looks set to face a lengthy ban after analysis of his B sample reportedly confirmed his positive doping test from before the Vuelta a España.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Motor doper: 'I'll be made an example of, but I’m not the only one to use a motor'Cyril Fontayne bagged €500 in prizes at five races in a month using bike with hidden motor
By Peter Cossins Published
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43-year-old amateur rider reportedly found with a motor in his bike at race in FranceA 43-year-old amateur rider has reportedly been caught using a motor in an amateur race in the Dordogne region of south-west France.
By Peter Cossins Published
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Former Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez tests positive for growth hormoneBMC rider Samuel Sanchez was notified by the UCI about an Adverse Analytical Finding from and out-of-competition test in August
By Richard Windsor Published
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Trek-Segafredo rider André Cardoso tests positive for EPOPortuguese rider André Cardoso failed a dope test out of competition on June 18
By Richard Windsor Published
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Two riders out of Giro d'Italia after failing dope testsStefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni of Bardiani-CSF test positive for growth hormone at the end of April. Whole team now faces suspension
By Gregor Brown Published
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Serial doper Riccò named in steroid trafficking investigationThe ex-Saunier Duval rider, who is currently banned from the sport, is linked to new doping investigation
By Dani Ostanek Published
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"There is potential for redemption for Lance Armstrong" says Brian CooksonUCI president says that there is a potential way back for anyone in cycling if they're willing to cooperate
By Richard Windsor Published
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Junior time trial champion Gabriel Evans admits EPO use18-year-old rider Gabriel Evans says he bought and used EPO in August, ahead of victory in the junior National 10 TT
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Pro cyclists' best/worst excuses for failing a dope testBy Nigel Wynn Published
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Lance Armstrong calls Johan Bruyneel ‘greatest sports director of all time’ after former manager banned for lifeLance Armstrong has called his former manager Johan Bruyneel “the greatest sports director of all time,” after the Belgian was banned from cycling for life.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Johan Bruyneel at the top of ‘one of the largest doping programs which ever existed in any sport’Lance Armstrong’s former manager Johan Bruyneel was at the top of “one of the largest doping programmes which ever existed in any sport”, according to authorities.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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British cyclist Dan Stevens banned for failing to provide anti-doping sampleDan Stevens failed to provide a sample during an out-of-competition test on January 29 2014
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Double UCI Gran Fondo champion suspended following EPO findingTwo Spanish riders have been suspended Basque Anti-Doping Agency and World Anti-Doping Agency
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Doping bans for cocaine and cannabis will be heavily cut downAthletes caught using drugs like cocaine and cannabis will face much shorter doping bans under new rules.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Former Team Sky rider banned for doping two years after he retiredA former Team Sky rider has been banned for doping, despite having retired two years ago.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI: we still have the best method for detecting motors in bikesGoverning body has tried thermal imaging cameras, but remains confident in its own methods
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Ezequiel Mosquera cleared of doping by Spanish courtAlthough Spanish civil court has cleared Ezequiel Mosquera of his 2010 doping ban, the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes the final decision
By Gregor Brown Published
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Watch: Tour de Pharmacy film trailer pokes fun at doping in pro cyclingThe Tour de Pharmacy will be released in the USA on July 8, and will be a rather outrageous take on professional cycling's doping culture from the 1990s.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Entire Brazilian team banned again just three months after completing previous suspensionThe UCI has suspended an entire Brazilian professional continental level team from competition just three months after it had completed a previous ban.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Bora-Hansgrohe reveal former rider failed drugs test in 2016Bora-Hansgrohe have announced that former rider Ralf Matzka tested positive for banned substance Tamoxifen in 2016, but expect him to be acquitted.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Italian police arrest team manager, director & pharmacist after death and ban of under 23 ridersItalian police arrested six people in a doping raid after the death of Linas Rumsas and banning of Raimondas Rumsas
By Gregor Brown Published
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Are asthma medicines unofficial performance enhancing drugs?Do airway-widening drugs enhance performance, asks George Winter
By Cycling Fitness Published
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Spanish team Burgos-BH suspended by UCI after doping scandalsSpanish team Burgos-BH has been suspended by the UCI after an number of doping scandals in the last year.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Russian Olympian questions why athletes aren't allowed to take drugsFormer 400m runner Tatyana Firova says sportspeople wouldn't be able to "achieve high results" without using banned substances
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Manzana Postobon responds as team faces suspension following positive testsColombian team Manzana Postobon has responded as the outfit faces a racing ban after to two recent positive tests from their riders.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Cycling anti-doping campaigners call for WADA president to resign after controversiesCycling’s anti-doping campaigners have called for the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to step down in the wake of a number of controversies.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Mauro Santambrogio: I've learned not to cheatItalian rider Mauro Santambrogio says he's reformed after testing positive for EPO at the 2013 Giro d'Italia
By Gregor Brown Published
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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke blamed biological passport anomaly on binge drinking sessionJonathan Tiernan-Locke claims in his defence against doping case that he drank over 33 units of alcohol in one night
By Nigel Wynn Published
