Doping
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‘When another rider tested positive, we thought he was stupid, but we took same thing’
Former pro Michael Boogerd opens up in interview with other ex-pros about doping during his career
By Gregor Brown Published
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Retired rider Jarlinson Pantano banned for four years for doping
Jarlinson Pantano has been banned from cycling for four years, after already retiring from the peloton in the wake of a positive doping test.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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What's changed in Cycling? 2000 - 2010
By bclarke Published
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Daryl Impey positive for Probenecid
Orica-GreenEdge rider Daryl Impey fails test for banned substance Probenecid in February
By Gregor Brown Published
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Importing banned steroids into the UK should be made illegal, says UKAD
UKAD has called for a ban on importation of some forms of performance-enhancing drugs, as it looks to cut down on the use of steroids by amateur athletes.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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UCI tests 117 riders for tramadol after painkiller banned in professional cycling
The UCI has tested 117 riders for the painkiller tramadol after the substance was banned in professional cycling earlier this year.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Laurent Jalabert named in fresh Michele Ferrari link
Former French pro named in book extracts as having worked with banned Italian doctor, Michele Ferrari
By Gregor Brown Published
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Cycling Time Trials planning more testing after latest doping positive
The organisation responsible for the running of time trials in the UK has expressed its concern at the latest positive doping test
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Cycling Time Trials test record number of riders for anti-doping violations
Cycling Time Trials carried out 72 anti-doping tests on riders in 2016, up from 44 last year
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Gabriel Evans: curiosity and loss of national title led to EPO use
After 18-year-old rider Gabriel Evans admitted to EPO use, he explains his decision to take the banned drug
By Richard Abraham Published
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Riders pulled from Giro d’Italia and Tour of California as UCI publishes names linked to blood doping scandal
The Austrian blood doping scandal has hit the Giro d’Italia and the Tour of California as the UCI has published four names believed to be connected with the case.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Germany set to introduce jail sentences for doping offences
Athletes face three years in prison if caught doping, with managers and doctors set to receive sentences of up to ten years in jail.
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Does EPO actually boost cycling performance? New study suggests it might not
New findings cast doubt on the performance enhancement offered by EPO, with riders who had taken the drug performing poorly in endurance tests.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Russian former Arsenal footballer claims cycling 'simply impossible without doping'
Andrey Arshavin said that all sports that involved repetitive moment must be dependent on performance enhancing drugs.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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MPCC signals sharp rise in the number of doping cases
They say the number of cases has almost doubled in a year
By Jonny Long Published
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60-year-old time triallist given four-year doping ban after claiming wife ‘spiked his smoothies’
A 60-year-old time triallist has been handed a two-year doping ban after positive test which he said was caused by his wife "spiking" his breakfast smoothie.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Two Costa Rican cyclists suspended following alleged positive doping tests
The Vuelta a Costa Rica continues to be dogged by doping issues
By Jonny Long Published
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UCI and WADA obtain samples from Operation Puerto blood bags
World Anti-Doping Agency and UCI are storing samples from Operation Puerto in an accredited laboratory 'outside Spain'
By Nigel Wynn Published
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European track champion Yelena Brezhniva handed four-year doping ban
Double European team sprint champion Yelena Brezhniva accepts her four-year ban from RUSADA after testing positive for growth hormones
By Stuart Clarke Published
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U23 Colombian champion Róbinson López tests positive for CERA EPO
The Team Boyacá rider faces a long ban after it was revealed he failed an anti-doping control in August
By Gregor Brown Published
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Lance Armstrong’s former manager Johan Bruyneel banned from cycling for life
Lance Armstrong’s former manager Johan Bruyneel has been banned from cycling for life.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Damning report shows Russia covered up 26 positive doping tests in cycling
Russia covered up 580 positive doping samples, including 26 from cycling, according to the McLaren report
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Encyclopedia of doping in cycling
We know the names of performance-enhancing drugs, but what do they do? Here's CW's definitive guide
By Cycling Weekly Published
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'It's not a pretty picture': Tyler Hamilton says doping still prevalent in pro and amateur cycling
Former US Postal rider and convicted doper Tyler Hamilton also said 'abused the crap' out of corticosteroid Kenacort during his career
By Jeffrey Stern Published
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Bike loving jazz guitarist, 59, handed four-year doping ban by Italian Olympic Committee
Italian jazz musician Gigi Cifarelli, aged 59, is banned from competitive cycling for four years after testing positive at an amateur race
By Stuart Clarke Published
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"There is potential for redemption for Lance Armstrong" says Brian Cookson
UCI president says that there is a potential way back for anyone in cycling if they're willing to cooperate
By Richard Windsor Published
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Junior time trial champion Gabriel Evans admits EPO use
18-year-old rider Gabriel Evans says he bought and used EPO in August, ahead of victory in the junior National 10 TT
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Pro cyclists' best/worst excuses for failing a dope test
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Lance Armstrong calls Johan Bruyneel ‘greatest sports director of all time’ after former manager banned for life
Lance Armstrong has called his former manager Johan Bruyneel “the greatest sports director of all time,” after the Belgian was banned from cycling for life.
By Alex Ballinger Published
