Doping
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Rider handed four-year ban after 2012 sample tests positive for EPOSlovenian rider Jure Kocjan is given four-year suspension by UCI after retroactive testing of his 2012 sample produces positive for EPO
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Former Trek-Segafredo rider appears in court for milestone doping ban appealA former Trek-Segafredo rider has appeared in court for a milestone doping ban appeal.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Manzana Postobon team folds after adverse readingsThe Colombian team faced suspension after two of their riders returned AAFs within the same twelve-month period
By Jonny Long Published
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MPCC urge UCI to improve testing to combat 'mafia'-esque blood dopingThe cycling union has also urged the UCI to start investigating Aicar usage within the professional peloton
By Jonny Long Published
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Lizzie Armitstead cleared for Rio Olympics after UK Anti-Doping charge for missed testsLizzie Armitstead missed three out-of-competition tests in a 12-month period, but was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport due to an 'administrative error' by a UK Anti-Doping official
By Richard Windsor Published
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USA Cycling announces results of revamped amateur anti-doping program, with five rule violationsThe 'RaceClean' amateur racer testing program was revamped for 2016 after starting in 2013
By Jeffrey Stern Published
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Lance Armstrong doping doctor given 18-month suspended prison sentenceMicheleMichele Ferrari, the doctor who supplied Lance Armstrong with banned substances, has been given a suspended prison sentence over a biathlon doping scandal.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Bardiani-CSF rejoins anti-doping group on 'probationary basis' after three positive testsBardiani-CSF have rejoined the MPCC anti-doping group on a "probationary basis" after three of their riders failed doping tests in the last 12 months.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Cycling behind athletics, weightlifting and baseball in 2015 doping tallyWith 21 positive doping tests in 2015, cycling remains fourth in the league table, behind athletics, weightlifting and baseball, according to MPCC figures
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Eduard Vorganov's provisional suspension for Meldonium positive liftedRussian rider is free to race again pending the full outcome of his case resulting from a positive test for Meldonium in January 2016
By Nigel Wynn Published
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WADA has identified 11 athletes linked with Operation Puerto – but they still can’t be namedThe World Anti-Doping Agency has identified 11 athletes implicated in the long-running Operation Puerto doping investigation.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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WADA slams French TV micro-dosing doping experimentAnti-doping authority criticises Stade 2 report that tried to demonstrate how athletes could avoid detection from the Athlete Biological Passport
By Richard Windsor Published
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Eduard Vorganov ready to return to racing in case of meldonium amnestyEduard Vorganov's coach claims the Russian is getting ready to return to racing and has asked the UCI to clarify the amount of meldonium in his positive sample
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Manzana Postobon team suspended as second rider gives adverse readingTheir rider Juan José Amador was notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) during an out-of-competition control held in October 2018
By Jonny Long Published
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UCI to introduce anti-doping tribunal in 2015Anti-doping tribunal will treat 'top level athletes with the same consistent process', says UCI
By Gregor Brown Published
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Italian anti-doping authorities arrive at race to test under-13sThe Italian Ministry of Health sent a doctor to collect samples from racers aged as young as seven
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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'What are you waiting for?!': WADA slammed for failure to ban Tramadol and corticosteroidsWADA has been criticised for its perceived lack of action in banning Tramadol and coriticosteroids in a damning open letter from the MPCC.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Biological passport 'not effective' for detecting micro-dosingRoman Kreuziger's case highlights developing uncertainty surrounding the efficacy and reliability of the biological passport anti-doping system
By Kenny Pryde Published
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Banned cyclist Hastings cites borrowed used syringe as reason for failed steroids testAndrew Hastings claims his failed drugs test resulted from borrowing a used syringe from a gym member and injecting himself with Vitamin B12
By Stuart Clarke Published
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US rider banned after ex-boyfriend who supplied her with drugs reports her 'out of spite'A former US national champion has been handed a four-year doping ban after she was reported to authorities by her ex-boyfriend after the two had broken up.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Cyclocross rider Denise Betsema returns to racing after serving doping ban during off-seasonCyclocross rider Denise Betsema is now free to race again after she served a six-month doping ban during the off-season.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UK Anti-Doping computers hit by cyber attack'No data has been lost or compromised' says UKAD after hackers attempted to access records on its computer system, which includes those for cyclists
By Nigel Wynn Published
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55-year-old British amateur cyclist banned after failed dope testAmateur racer returns positive test from a sample taken at Port Talbot Wheelers 25-mile time trial and is banned for two years
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Pro continental Burgos-BH rider banned for four years for doping violationA Spanish rider for the Burgos-BH professional continental team has been banned for four years for a doping offence.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Maxim Iglinskiy provisionally suspended for EPO test failureSecond EPO positive for Astana as Maxim Iglinskiy joins brother Valentin in failing a test for blood booster
By Gregor Brown Published
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Anti-doping labs on alert as powdered Aicar reported in Tour de France pelotonAicar is a fat-burning agent that can now be delivered in powder form, dissolved in water, cola or an energy drink
By Jonny Long Published
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UCI carries out 1,300 ‘rigorous’ motor doping tests at Giro d’Italia 2019The UCI has revealed it carried out more than 1,300 ‘rigorous’ motor doping tests during the 2019 Giro d’Italia.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Matteo Rabottini 'living in hell' after EPO positive testMatteo Rabottini has worked with the UCI in naming the supplier of the drug, but says he has lost everything after his failed anti-doping test
By Gregor Brown Published
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UCI dismisses the effectiveness of thermal imaging cameras for detecting motors in bikesGoverning body not convinced by the claims of a recent French TV report
By Henry Robertshaw Published
