Doping
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Mauro Santambrogio tests positive for testosterone
Italian rider fails another doping control after previously testing positive for EPO in 2013
By Gregor Brown Published
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WADA finds Russia and five others non-compliant with anti-doping code
Six nations also placed on the authority's anti-doping 'watch list' which could put Olympic place under threat
By Richard Windsor Published
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Former Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez tests positive for growth hormone
BMC 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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Mauro Santambrogio: 'testosterone positive was due to fertility and erectile treatment'
Mauro Santambrogio says that his testosterone test failure was due to erectile dysfunction treatment in the summer
By Gregor Brown Published
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Is doping really rife in amateur cycling? Tell us here
Does BBC Sport survey give unfair impression of doping among amateur cyclists? — Take the Cycling Weekly survey
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Brazilian road race competitor failed dope test a week before Rio Olympics
Kleber Da Silva Ramos tested positive for EPO CERA on July 31 in an out-of-competition test prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
By Nigel Wynn Published
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14 per cent of amateur cyclists admit to taking steroids in survey
The level of doping in amateur cycling has been exposed by a ComRes survey in which 14 per cent of regular riders admitted to taking anabolic steroids.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Anti-doping laboratory refining test for microdoses of EPO
The new test should allow EPO to be detected up to 48-hours after administration
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Head of WADA says anti-doping campaigners 'refuse to accept reality' of Chris Froome salbutamol case
The president of WADA has responded to criticism after cycling anti-doping campaigners called for him to resign.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Russian Cycling Federation confirms two positive tests for meldonium
Track riders Anastasia Chulkova and Pavel Yakushevsky have both tested positive for the same banned substance used by tennis star Maria Sharapova
By Richard Windsor Published
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Entire Brazilian team suspended after three doping positives
UCI disciplinary commission hands down 55 day ban after Funvic Soul Cycles-Carrefour has three positive tests within a 12 month period.
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Spanish police take down doping wholesaler and seize 1.6 million drug doses
The investigation began after 100 boxes of growth hormone were sent to the wrong address last July
By Jonny Long Published
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Spanish team Burgos-BH voluntarily suspends racing after string of doping offences
Spanish team Burgos-BH have opted to suspend themselves from racing after three riders were banned for doping in the last year.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Jani Brajkovic banned for 10 months over contaminated supplement
The Slovenian was handed a reduced ban after the UCI accepted his explanation of ingesting the banned substance through a contaminated supplement
By Gregor Brown Published
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Bahrain-Merida's Kanstantsin Siutsou tests positive for EPO, UCI confirms
Belarusian rider returns finding in out-of-competition test
By Richard Windsor Published
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Manzana Postobon suspended by UCI despite already folding due to doping scandals
The UCI has suspended Manzana Postobon, despite the team having already folded following two doping scandals.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Italian rider Pierpaolo De Negri fails test for anabolic steroids
Former Nippo-Vini Fantini rider Pierpaolo De Negri returns adverse analytical finding for anabolic androgenic steroids
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Names of athletes linked to Operation Puerto doping scandal will not be made public, according to reports
The names of athletes linked to the Operation Puerto blood doping scandal will not be made public, according to reports.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Lance Armstrong: It's not like we just showed up to the Tour de France and won
The disgraced former rider says he still had to put in the necessary 'building blocks' to win the Tour, but says 'high-octane' drug use was necessary
By Gregor Brown Published
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Samuel Sánchez handed two-year ban for doping offence
Samuel Sánchez has been given a retrospective ban for a doping offence more than two years after testing positive.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI could use thermal imaging to detect motors at the Tour de France
The UCI says it will implement additional methods of detecting motors at the Tour de France, with thermal imaging reported to be used
By Stuart Clarke Published
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UAE Team Emirates considering legal action against Kristijan Đurasek
UAE Team Emirates says they are considering legal action against Kristijan Đurasek after the rider was banned for four years for doping.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Twitter reacts to amateur doping scandals
Andrew Hastings was banned for four years for taking steroids while Gabriel Evans has admitted using EPO as a junior racer
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Lance Armstrong: the endgame begins
Is it time for cycling to unhitch its wagon from the Armstrong legacy?
By Edward Pickering Published
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Judge rules athletes implicated in Operation Puerto can be identified
A Spanish judge rules that 211 blood bags seized during Operacion Puerto in 2006 should be handed over to sports authorities to determine athletes identities
By Stuart Clarke Published
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The rise of cycling's new easy-access EPO pill
With two positive tests in the last month for blood booster pill FG-4592, experts warn of the dangers of taking the EPO style drug that is easily available online
By Gregor Brown Published
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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
