Doping
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USADA to examine Armstrong eligibility for Hincapie Gran Fondo
Anti-doping agency questioning whether Lance Armstrong should be allowed to ride former teammate's event under USA Cycling rules
By Richard Windsor 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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‘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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Raimondas Rumsas’s son banned for four years, eight months after younger son’s mysterious death
Raimondas Rumsas Jr, the 23-year-old son of the former Lithuanian rider who failed an EPO test, has been banned for four years for using GHRP-6.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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UCI confirms Vuelta a San Juan winner Gonzalo Najar's positive test for CERA
Najar's team-mate Gaston Javier also fails anti-doping control for Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
By Richard Windsor Published
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What's the deal with asthma and pro cycling?
Why do so many top-level cyclists suffer from asthma – and are the drugs that they're taking enhancing their performance?
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Kazakh rider banned for two years after failing to confirm whereabouts
A Kazakh rider has been banned for two years after he failed to confirm his whereabouts to anti-doping authorities.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Operación Puerto's Dr Fuentes also caught up in Panama Papers scandal
The name of Dr Eufemiano Fuentes, the man behind the Operacion Puerto doping scandal, has appeared in the Panama Papers
By Gregor Brown Published
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Alberto Gallego blames laboratory contamination for doping positive
Former Caja Rural rider Alberto Gallego says insists he has never taken Stanzolol, having failed a test of the metabolite of testosterone
By Gregor Brown Published
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Bradley Wiggins on Maria Sharapova positive: 'There is no excuse'
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he 'feels sorry' for tennis player Maria Sharapova after her positive test for meldonium, but that she's ultimately responsible
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Delko rider banned for doping says he tested positive after eye surgery
A Delko rider banned for doping has claimed he tested positive after having eye surgery.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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'It was a total surprise': Samuel Sanchez insists he has a 'clear conscience' after positive test
Samuel Sanchez has expressed his "surprise" at being informed that he had failed a doping test in the build-up to the Vuelta a España.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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WADA president denounces jail sentences for doping offenders
Sir Craig Reedie says dopers should be sanctioned within the rules of their sport, not with prison sentences.
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Christophe Bassons catches motor doping suspect after car chase
Noticing he was under surveillance, the rider attempted to evade officials wanting to question him
By Peter Cossins Published
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Movistar rider banned for four years after doping offence
Movistar rider Jaime Rosón has been banned from racing for four years for a doping offence.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Kevin de Weert not involved in Mertens doping case, say LottoNL-Jumbo
Dutch team release statement denying any implication that De Weert is involved in the ongoing case with 'ozone doctor' Chris Mertens
By Richard Windsor Published
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New ‘ground-breaking’ test to catch blood dopers could be ready for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A new “ground-breaking” doping test that can catch blood dopers weeks or months after a transfusion could be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
By Alex Ballinger 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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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
By Jonny Long Published
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Russian Katusha rider tests positive for banned substance
Katusha rider Eduard Vorganov tests positive for Meldonium in an out-of-competition test on January 14
By James Smurthwaite Published
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Marc Madiot: lifetime bans for all involved in mechanical doping
FDJ boss Marc Madiot has called for lifetime bans for those involved in mechanical doping, saying that the punishment cannot be restricted to the rider.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Jason White handed two-year ban for skipping drugs test
Jason White refused to submit a sample to UK Anti-Doping testers after an event on September 28, leading to a two-year ban
By Cycling Weekly Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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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.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Androni-Sidermec to take Davide Appollonio to court over failed EPO test
Davide Appollonio and Fabio Taborre will appear before court in March, charged by Androni-Sidermec and its riders after failing drugs tests in 2015
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Patrik Sinkewitz banned for eight years
Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds appeal made by German anti-doping agency to reinstate eight-year ban for Patrik Sinkewitz
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Lance Armstrong: 'It wasn't legal but I wouldn't change a thing'
A new 30-minute interview titled 'Lance Armstrong: Next Stage' is set to air on NBCSN next week
By Jonny Long Published
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Astana Continental Team suspended by Alexander Vinokourov over doping scandals
-Three riders from the Astana Continental Team tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids in 2014 -General manager Vinokourov confident WorldTour team will secure licence for 2015
By Richard Windsor Published
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Former Dutch pro Karsten Kroon admits to doping during career
Kroon confirmed the revelation in story published by Dutch sports paper AD Sportwereld
By Gregor Brown Published