Doping
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Roman Kreuziger provisionally suspended and out of Tour of PolandThe UCI provisionally suspended Tinkoff-Saxo's Roman Kreuziger after the Czech rider still hasn't been able to give an explanation for his biological passport anomilies. Team calls UCI experts in to question.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Georg Preidler's team manager on blood doping scandal: 'You have to keep your eyes open'Cycling must keep its eyes open for doping, says Groupama-FDJ manager Marc Madiot after the case involving one of his riders.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Fancy Bear hackers target anti-doping agencies ahead of Tokyo 2020 OlympicsThe infamous Fancy Bear hackers have carried out multiple cyberattacks against anti-doping agencies ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Entire Iranian team banned after second rider tests positiveThe UCI has handed an entire Iranian Continental-level team a 30-day ban after a second of its riders tested positive in a 12-month period.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Brian Cookson: Cycling isn't in denial about doping like other sportsUCI president Brian Cookson says that cycling is among the sports that are actively fighting doping and not living in denial like some sports
By Gregor Brown Published
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'10% of athletes could be doping', says WADA bossWorld Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman says one in 10 sportspeople may be doping, but says cycling is cleaning up its act
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Athletes should be implanted with microchips in order to catch drug cheats, says Olympians' chiefProfessional athletes should be fitted with microchips in an attempt to catch dopers, according to the head of the World Olympians Association.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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More than 100 athletes have tested positive for meldonium already in 2016Maria Sharapova and Katusha cyclist Eduard Vorganov are just two of more than 100 athletes worldwide to test positive for meldonium in the first three months of 2016
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Nicola Ruffoni blames Giro d'Italia anti-doping positive on prostate infectionBardiani-CSF rider was prevented from starting Giro d'Italia after testing positive for human growth hormone
By Gregor Brown Published
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UCI to refuse Astana WorldTour licence for 2015, according to reportsReports suggest that the UCI's Licence Commission have decided to not award Vincenzo Nibali's team a WorldTour licence in 2015
By Richard Windsor Published
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Matteo Rabottini handed two-year ban for dopingItalian failed an out-of-competition test last August with the UCI listing the rider in its latest edition of Anti-Doping Rule Violations
By Richard Windsor Published
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What we've learned so far in 2011
The 2011 season is a month old today. So, what have we learned so far?
By Edward Pickering Published
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WADA president says TUE system 'works perfectly' (video)World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie states that the therapeutic use exemption certificate system is working, despite controversy surrounding hacked medical data
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Why Maria Sharapova's meldonium positive raises questions for cycling tooAt least one cyclist has already tested positive for meldonium – but Maria Sharapova's case will throw numerous questions into the spotlight
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Sofie De Vuyst suspended by team after testing positive for steroidsBelgian racer Sofie De Vuyst has been suspended by her team after testing positive for steroids.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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WADA 'dismayed' at time it took to release Operation Puerto blood bagsWADA director general David Howman welcomes the decision to release blood bags seized during Operation Puerto but is dismayed it took over 10 years to do so
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Andreu: Athletics doping problems could be worse than those in cycling's Armstrong eraWith allegations made of a state-supported doping programme in Russian athletics, Betsy Andreu believes the sport's problems could be bigger than those in cycling in the Armstrong era
By Stuart Clarke Published
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UK Anti-Doping to get 7% increase in funding, despite fears of cutsIt was thought that UKAD could be in one for cuts to its budget of as much as 25%, but will instead receive an increase of 7%
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Operation Aderlass doctor faces five and a half year prison sentence as case draws to a closeThere have also been developments in Operacion Puerto
By Jonny Long Published
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Mauro Santambrogio handed three-month ban for racing in fixed-gear criteriumThe former Italian racer was banned for three years in 2015 after failing a doping test
By Jonny Long Published
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Banned cyclist Andrew Hastings admits to doping on SAS: Who Dares WinsAndrew Hastings says that he wouldn't have doped if he could turn back the clock
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Luca Paolini faces UCI hearing over cocaine positiveItalian Katusha rider Luca Paolini seeking to return to racing, but his fate lies in the hands of a UCI tribunal at the end of the week
By Gregor Brown Published
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The greatest cycling books of all time: 20-11
Numbers 20 to 11 in Cycle Sport's countdown of the greatest 50 cycling books of all time.
By Edward Pickering Published
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Mauro Santambrogio receives three-year ban for 2014 positive testItalian says he will not try to return to racing again after being handed a three-year ban by the UCI
By Richard Windsor Published
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Belgian cyclocross coach commits suicide after junior rider tests positiveA Belgian cyclocross coach has committed suicide after one of the riders that he coached tested positive for a banned substance after a race in December.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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How did Lizzie Armitstead miss three anti-doping tests? 'Whereabouts' system explainedBritish world champion Lizzie Armitstead was cleared to ride in the 2016 Olympics after missing three dope tests. Here we explain the 'whereabouts' anti-doping system
By Gregor Brown Published
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2020 anti-doping testing numbers a 'major concern' says MPCCEfforts to thwart doping have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic
By Jonny Long Published
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Two amateur riders, aged 56 and 57, handed doping bans for refusing to provide samplesTwo masters riders from the United States have been given doping bans after they refused to provide samples to doping control officers.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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'Worse than Lance Armstrong': former WADA chief blasts Russian dopingFormer WADA general secretary David Howman says that doping and denials by Russian athletes and officials is worse than the actions of Lance Armstrong.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
