Doping
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US anti-doping chief says athletes could 'take advantage' of reduced drug testingSome agencies around the world have seen significant reductions in testing while others have shut down completely
By Jonny Long Published
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Thor Hushovd: Lance Armstrong admitted in 2011 that he dopedThor Hushovd claims in his new Autobiography that Lance Armstrong admitted to him in 2011 that he doped
By Gregor Brown Published
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Astana's WorldTour licence in jeopardy after another failed drug testCycling's governing body will ask the Licence Commission to review Astana's management as another rider fails anti-doping test
By Richard Windsor Published
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UCI to explore 'new avenues' to step up fight against dopingThe new measures follow the recent Operation Aderlass investigation
By Jonny Long Published
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How a cyclist who doped to ride an amateur event blew open the Russian drug scandalWhat started as a documentary into cheating anti-doping rules in sport, turned into something else when film-maker Bryan Fogel helped uncover Russia's doping scandal
By Hugh Gladstone Published
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WADA report reveals limited testing in cycling at the Rio Olympicsan independent report suggested that there were serious failings in the anti-doping controls at the Rio Olympics
By Gregor Brown Published
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'I'm a clean athlete': André Cardoso denies using EPO in statementPortuguese rider André Cardoso pens emotional statement after being notified of his failed test
By Richard Windsor Published
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The greatest cycling books of all time: 10-6
Numbers 10 to 6 in Cycle Sport's countdown of the greatest 50 cycling books of all time.
By Edward Pickering Published
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Luca Paolini apologises for cocaine positive at Tour de FranceKatusha rider took to Twitter to make a long apology after being notified of a positive test for benzoylecgonine metabolite on Friday
By Richard Windsor Published
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Tom Danielson: 'I hope to educate others on the dangers of supplement use'Tom Danielson remains provisionally suspended after his case for failing a drugs test was postponed until the autumn
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Former Portuguese national champion given four year ban for dopingIrregular readings from 2018 and 2019 were found in Domingos Gonçalves' biological passport
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Stefan Denifl is the second rider charged with professional fraud in Operation Aderlass blood doping caseStefan Denifl is the second rider to be charged with fraud in the wake of the Operation Aderlass blood doping ring.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Dr Michele Ferrari continues to deny relationship with Astana (video)
Dr Michele Ferrari filmed out riding in US Postal jersey as he calls any relationship with Astana 'absurd'
By Gregor Brown Published
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Luca Paolini handed 18-month ban after Tour de France cocaine positiveLuca Paolini is banned for 18 months by the UCI's Anti-Doping Tribunal for a 'non-intentional anti-doping rule violation'
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Rabobank's cynical regime of doping still has the power to shockDepth of the Rabobank team's doping practices is revealed in testimonies given during Geert Leinders investigation
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Drug testing 'non-existent' at recent European cyclocross racesA group campaigning for clean cycling has written to the UCI to question a lack of testing at recent cyclocross events, where it says no test were conducted.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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UCI president Brian Cookson responds to athletics doping scandalThe UCI president Brian Cookson expresses concern over WADA report into doping in athletics and the non-compliance of anti-doping authorities
By Richard Abraham Published
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12 riders test positive from samples collected on a single day in Costa Rica stage raceUnion Cycliste Internationale confirms that 12 riders returned adverse analytical findings from samples taken on December 22 at the Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Johan Brunyeel launches his own sports management companyLance Armstrong’s former manage Johan Bruyneel has launched a new venture, as he tries to break into sports management.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Spanish rider has four-year doping ban reinstatedIbai Salas hasn't raced since the summer of 2018 and will now be allowed to until 2021.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Italian cyclist handed four-year ban for EPO positiveFabio Taborre, formerly of Androni Giacattoli-Sidermec, is banned until 2019 after testing positive for a blood boosting drug
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Julien Pinot angry over late night dope controls at Tour de FranceFDJ coach Julien Pinot took to Twitter to hit out at tennis star Richard Gasquet as his team were subjected to doping tests at 11pm on Wednesday
By Richard Windsor Published
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WADA hopes to use artificial intelligence to catch dopersFor years, anti-doping authorities have struggled against the ever-evolving campaigns cheaters use to gain an advantage.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Danilo Hondo fired from coaching role after confessing to blood dopingThe 45-year-old confessed his involvement in the Erfurt blood doping scandal on German television
By Jonny Long Published
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Michele Ferrari back in court over fresh doping claimsThe doctor, who is best known for his association with Lance Armstrong, is due back in court early next year for allegedly assisting an Italian biathlete to dope
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Lance Armstrong: I'd probably dope againThe former seven-time Tour de France winner admits in an interview that he'd do it all again if he had to
By Richard Windsor Published
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‘We need evolution, not revolution, in anti-doping’Expert opinion: Professor Yannis Pitsiladis from the University of Brighton is developing anti-doping tests using genetics-based technology
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Manolo Saiz: 'My teams have been the cleanest in cycling'The Spaniard was blacklisted from cycling following Operacion Puerto
By Jonny Long Published
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Decision on Operacion Puerto blood bag appeals should be made this monthA Spanish judge ordered the destruction of almost 200 blood bags seized as part of Operacion Puerto, but the appeals against the decision should be resolved this month
By Stuart Clarke Published
