Doping
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Catford CC Equipe/Banks team reveal details surrounding Gabriel Evans doping case
Catford CC Equipe/Banks issue a statement in the wake of former rider Gabriel Evans being handed a suspension for taking EPO
By Nigel Wynn Published
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USADA bans rider after testing positive for 10 different prohibited substances
The athlete has accepted a four-year suspension
By Jonny Long Published
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Nicki Sorensen on his doping: 'I'm embarrassed by what happened'
The Dane opens up for the first time about his decision to dope during his career
By Jonny Long Published
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Trek-Segafredo 'not wasting time' discussing André Cardoso's positive drugs test
Trek-Segafredo have their eyes set firmly on the start of the Tour de France on Saturday, rather than discussing André Cardoso's positive test for EPO.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Tramadol could provide performance enhancement for cyclists, study finds
Tramadol, the controversial painkiller allegedly used by some pro riders and blamed for causing crashes, has been found to improve time trial performance.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Doping ban for Spanish Pro Continental rider overturned by court
Spanish Pro Continental rider Ibai Salas has had his four year doping ban overturned by the courts.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Bardiani-CSF riders to be sacked by team after doping positives confirmed
Niccola Ruffoni and Stefano Pirazzi have been sacked by Bardiani-CSF after testing of their B samples confirmed their positive doping tests.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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WADA makes deal with Pfizer to help combat doping
Pfizer will review substances under development to see if they share similarities with PEDs
By Richard Windsor Published
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Stefano Pirazzi given four-year ban for positive drugs test ahead of Giro d'Italia
Stefano Pirazzi has been banned for four years after failing a drugs test shortly before the Giro d'Italia, putting him out of the sport until May 2021.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Negative backlash for reporting doping the biggest barrier for potential whistleblowers, study finds
Only 40 per cent of athletes and coaches said they felt their sport actively encouraged them to report doping
By Jonny Long Published
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Hundreds of Russian athletes used meldonium before it was banned, say sports minister
Vitaly Mutko confirms that many Russian athletes used meldonium before it was banned, with 40 under investigation
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Former Aqua Blue Sport rider Stefan Denifl ‘confesses to blood doping in police interview’
The former Aqua Blue Sport rider Stefan Denifl has confessed to blood doping in a police interview, according to reports.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Astana ejected from MPCC over doping issues
Kazakh team was suspended in July and has now been fully removed from the Movement for Credible Cycling group
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Cycling Anti-Doping Federation expresses "concern" over blood data leaks
Organisation director warns of dangers of misinterpretation following any "superficial" analysis of blood passport information
By Gregor Brown Published
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UCI must preserve the image of cycling with better mechanical doping checks, says European Cycling Union
UEC calls for fast and tough action from the world governing body
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Mark Cavendish: Lizzie Armitstead absolutely at fault for whereabouts failures
Mark Cavendish says he doesn't believe Lizzie Armitstead doped, but says she could have done more to 'prevent the chaos she's in'
By Richard Windsor Published
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Former pro who injected 17-year-old son with steroids given lifetime ban
A Dutch former professional rider has been handed a lifetime ban after it emerged that he injected his 17-year-old son with steroids and amphetamine.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Michele Ferrari issues new denial of involvement with riders in Padova investigation
By Gregor Brown Published
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Diego Ulissi banned for nine months for doping
Diego Ulissi suspended for nine months for testing positive to Salbutamol during 2014 Giro d'Italia
By Gregor Brown Published
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American amateur rider tests positive for seven banned drugs in single doping test
An American rider has been banned for eight years after testing positive for no fewer than seven banned substances after winning a criterium in California.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Three Russian Olympic cyclists 'potentially implicated' in McLaren doping report
The UCI says it is in the process of "identifying relevant rider samples" after three Russians selected for the Olympics potentially implicated in doping report
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer banned for four years for doping offence
A former Tour de France leader has been banned from the sport for four years for a doping offence.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI appeals Russian Cycling Federation decision to clear Olympic medallist over alleged positive test
Russian rider Olga Zabelinskaya allegedly tested positive in Spring 2014 but was cleared by her home federation of wrongdoing
By Owen Rogers Published
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Lizzie Armitstead didn't challenge missed doping test at the time, UKAD argues
UK Anti-Doping chief Nicole Sapstead says Lizzie Armitstead could have challenged her first missed doping test when it happened, only when the case came to court
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Simon Yates handed four-month ban by UCI for anti-doping rule violation
The British rider will return to racing at the Tour of Poland after his ban expires on July 11
By Richard Windsor Published
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Greg Van Avermaet facing possibility of two-year ban after doping hearing
The BMC rider appeared in front of the Belgian Cycling Federation on Thursday, with the possibility of two year ban and a €262,500 fine for links to doping
By Richard Windsor Published
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Orica-GreenEdge take responsibility for Simon Yates' positive test
Australian team says doctor who supplied Simon Yates with Asthma medication failed to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption
By Richard Windsor Published
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Vinokourov: Too easy for people to just point the finger at Astana
Astana team manager questions the absence of six WorldTour teams from the Movement for Credible Cycling
By Richard Windsor Published
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'Lazy people should take drugs to get fit,' says endurance expert
Professor of sport science says that the idea of using 'psycho-active' drugs shouldn't be immediately dismissed "on the basis of unrelated ethical considerations about doping in sport"
By Simon Schofield Published