Doping
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British cyclist Dan Stevens banned for failing to provide anti-doping sampleDan Stevens failed to provide a sample during an out-of-competition test on January 29 2014
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Double UCI Gran Fondo champion suspended following EPO findingTwo Spanish riders have been suspended Basque Anti-Doping Agency and World Anti-Doping Agency
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan Published
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Doping bans for cocaine and cannabis will be heavily cut downAthletes caught using drugs like cocaine and cannabis will face much shorter doping bans under new rules.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Former Team Sky rider banned for doping two years after he retiredA former Team Sky rider has been banned for doping, despite having retired two years ago.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI: we still have the best method for detecting motors in bikesGoverning body has tried thermal imaging cameras, but remains confident in its own methods
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Ezequiel Mosquera cleared of doping by Spanish courtAlthough Spanish civil court has cleared Ezequiel Mosquera of his 2010 doping ban, the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes the final decision
By Gregor Brown Published
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Watch: Tour de Pharmacy film trailer pokes fun at doping in pro cyclingThe Tour de Pharmacy will be released in the USA on July 8, and will be a rather outrageous take on professional cycling's doping culture from the 1990s.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Entire Brazilian team banned again just three months after completing previous suspensionThe UCI has suspended an entire Brazilian professional continental level team from competition just three months after it had completed a previous ban.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Bora-Hansgrohe reveal former rider failed drugs test in 2016Bora-Hansgrohe have announced that former rider Ralf Matzka tested positive for banned substance Tamoxifen in 2016, but expect him to be acquitted.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Italian police arrest team manager, director & pharmacist after death and ban of under 23 ridersItalian police arrested six people in a doping raid after the death of Linas Rumsas and banning of Raimondas Rumsas
By Gregor Brown Published
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Are asthma medicines unofficial performance enhancing drugs?Do airway-widening drugs enhance performance, asks George Winter
By Cycling Fitness Published
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Spanish team Burgos-BH suspended by UCI after doping scandalsSpanish team Burgos-BH has been suspended by the UCI after an number of doping scandals in the last year.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Russian Olympian questions why athletes aren't allowed to take drugsFormer 400m runner Tatyana Firova says sportspeople wouldn't be able to "achieve high results" without using banned substances
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Manzana Postobon responds as team faces suspension following positive testsColombian team Manzana Postobon has responded as the outfit faces a racing ban after to two recent positive tests from their riders.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Cycling anti-doping campaigners call for WADA president to resign after controversiesCycling’s anti-doping campaigners have called for the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to step down in the wake of a number of controversies.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Mauro Santambrogio: I've learned not to cheatItalian rider Mauro Santambrogio says he's reformed after testing positive for EPO at the 2013 Giro d'Italia
By Gregor Brown Published
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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke blamed biological passport anomaly on binge drinking sessionJonathan Tiernan-Locke claims in his defence against doping case that he drank over 33 units of alcohol in one night
By Nigel Wynn Published
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André Cardoso says he'll fight four-year doping ban and prove his innocenceThe Portuguese rider said he is trying to raise funds to take legal action against the UCI
By Richard Windsor Published
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Roman Kreuziger's biological passport appeal rejected by CASCourt of Arbitration for Sport rejects Roman Kreuziger's appeal against provisional suspension due to possible anti-doping violation
By Gregor Brown Published
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Aldo Sassi: The Philosophy of Coaching
By Edward Pickering Published
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Denis Menchov given two-year doping banRussian former pro Denis Menchov has 2009, 2010 and 2012 Tour de France results stripped as result of anti-doping violation
By Nigel Wynn Published
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IOC delays decision on possible Russian Olympic banThe International Olympic Committee decided to seek legal advice before deciding whether or not to expel Russia from Rio 2016
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Russian cyclist accepts doping ban, is cleared to compete at OlympicsOlga Zabelinskaya had already been cleared by the Russian Cycling Federation, but has now resolved the case with the UCI
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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UCI change anti-doping provider to bolster efforts in wake of Operation AderlassDavid Lappartient says the Aderlass scandal shows doping "knows no barriers" either between sports or countries
By Jonny Long Published
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Lotto-Soudal rider Tosh Van der Sande suspended after positive test at Ghent Six DayTosh Van der Sande has been suspended by Lotto-Soudal after he returned a positive test during the Ghent Six Day in November.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Caja Rural-Seguros rider suspended after positive doping testAlberto Ruiz Gallego is provisionally suspended by the UCI after testing positive for Stanzolol, a metabolite of testosterone, on January 3
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Plans to use pro cyclists' power data to help stop dopingPerformance data will be used alongside the present Biological Passport in the fight against doping
By Max Glaskin Published
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Five changes to the World Anti-Doping Code you may not know aboutAlong with an increase in ban from two to four years, the World Anti-Doping Agency has introduced or amended several measures to prevent doping
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Iranian rider tests positive: whole team facing suspensionUCI announces that Iranian cyclist Rahim Emami returns positive test for steroids, the second failed test for his Pishgaman Cycling team in 12 months
By Nigel Wynn Published
