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World Anti-Doping Agency to launch a new module to detect human growth hormone.

The Portuguese cycling federation confirmed it will extend the application of the biological passport to all national teams in 2023.

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Anti-doping officials say athletes caught in latest police sting had suspicious biological passport results, reinforcing the system's reliability.

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The Colombian climber showed suspect blood and urine values, but the UCI has determined there is "no basis to proceed further."

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The Colombian climber has now been pulled twice because of questions over his biological passport readings.

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Czech rider Roman Kreuziger may not be filing a lawsuit against the UCI or WADA for damages, but that doesn’t mean that his employer won’t

Though he missed much of the 2014 season due to a suspension, Roman Kreuziger will not file lawsuit for damages or legal expenses

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On June 10, the Court of Arbitration for Sport will meet to decide the Czech rider’s fate, and the stakes could not be higher

World Anti-Doping Association blasts Stade 2 TV station for airing a program using "human guinea pigs" for bio-passport doping report

Banned for two years stemming from a biological passport violation, Tiernan-Locke vows to return to racing in 2016

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Tinkoff-Saxo rider Roman Kreuziger has taken to the internet to declare his innocence and publish several documents from his case

The Czech rider's lawyer releases a statement and presents new evidence after the UCI and WADA press on with case

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Froome is aiming to be the first rider to officially win back-to-back grand tours in the biological passport era

Horner became the oldest rider (41) to win a grand tour when he triumphed at the Vuelta a Espana

Aussie blood doping expert says UCI derelict in its clean sporting duties if it did not put Armstrong's passport out for expert review

The world governing body says some riders were tested less often because they had established blood profiles

Spaniard faces disciplinary process after the UCI determines his blood profiles indicate doping

Blood-doping expert Michael Ashenden details how USADA could build a case against Lance Armstrong

UCI president lauds the passport program after four years, saying the proof of less doping is on the road

UCI Press Release on Gerard Vroomen comments

PARIS, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) - World cycling's ruling body has angrily hit back at suggestions by Cervélo co-founder Gerard Vroomen that the UCI has lacked bite in implementing its own biological passport program.

UCI president Pat McQuaid apologized to pro riders about a leaked list published in L’Equipe this week, but staunchly defended the biological passport program.

Q.Dear Explainer, As a follow-up to your answer to an earlier question on the biological passport, I’m curious whether there is any science out there on the relative benefits of micro-dosing EPO and other methods designed to avoid detection in doping controls as compared to more traditional and easily catchable doping methods.

MILAN (VN) — Fans may notice a piece of white tape on the arms of riders at Milan-San Remo Saturday. In a release distributed Friday, the Association of Professional Cyclists said that riders would carry the tape as a symbol of unity over the anti-doping proposals made in the last week by the groups representing teams (AIGCP), doctors (AIMEC) and riders (CPA).

What does the passport do? How does it work? What are its limitations? Can athletes manipulate it?

Franco Pellizotti reacted angrily to Tuesday’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and said he would not mount a comeback when his two-year ban concludes.

PRESS RELEASE: THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) IMPOSES A TWO YEAR BAN ON THE ITALIAN CYCLISTS PIETRO CAUCCHIOLI AND FRANCO PELLIZOTTI

GENEVA (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday banned Italian cyclist Franco Pellizotti, third in the 2009 Giro d'Italia, for two years, overturning an earlier ruling by Italy's anti-doping committee.

Team Movistar’s official presentation is Tuesday in Madrid, but Franco Pellizotti won’t be signing a late-hour contract with the Spanish team because his ongoing doping case remains unresolved.

Now retired, former world champion Igor Astarloa says it's 'ridiculous' to suspend him based on alleged anomalies in his blood profile

Igor Astarloa – the former world champion who has not raced since 2009 – is the latest victim in the UCI’s controversial biological passport program.

Pietrio Caucchioli plans to be the first cyclist to ask the CAS to throw out a suspension based on the UCI's biological passport

Franco Pellizotti has been absolved of doping allegations Thursday by Italian anti-doping authorities in what could be a major setback for the UCI’s biological passport.

The UCI says it has not closed the files on five riders whose Biological Passport values were deemed suspicious last winter.

Former Gerolsteiner manager Hans-Michael Holczer says blood tests showed "clear evidence" that American Levi Leipheimer doped during the 2005 Tour de France.

Spanish rider Rubén Lobato has been suspended for two years due to irregular readings on his biological passport

The Tour de France is about surviving and hanging on for three weeks, but some big names are missing out this year even before the race leaves the start house with Saturday’s prologue in Rotterdam.

Ivan Basso (Liquigas) says returning to the Tour de France for the first time since 2005 makes him an outsider for victory and insists the favorite will be Alberto Contador.

WADA, not AFLD, to monitor Tour de France drug testing

Lampre's Pietro Caucchioli received a two-year racing ban for irregular values on his biological passport.

UCI chief Pat McQuaid on Tuesday rejected claims there was a conflict of interest in the sport's governing body accepting a $100,000 donation from Lance Armstrong about eight years ago.

Michael Barry (Team Sky) strongly denied allegations leveled against him by Floyd Landis that he took performance-enhancing products and discussed doping practices prior to the 2003 Vuelta a España.

There may be serious consequences from Floyd Landis' remarks, but his accusations were largely being downplayed at the Tour of California.

The Amgen Tour of California will continue, business as usual, despite doping allegations leveled by Floyd Landis, says AEG Sports president Andrew Messick.

Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: The Giro battle has only just begun

What biological values and ratios does the UCI's "Biological Passport" track?

Giro promises tougher controls in 2010

Franco Pellizotti, second in last year’s Giro d’Italia and winner of the polka-dot jersey in the 2009 Tour de France, will not start this year’s Giro after the UCI alleged that a check of his so-called biological passport found “abnormal values.”

Former LPR rider Gabriele Bosisio was hit with a two-year suspension by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Wednesday after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO last fall.

Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov fires back at his critics, asking, "In what other sport are you allowed to participate without the right to win?"

The impressive one-two finishes by Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak in the U23 race at the cyclocross world championships in January may turn out to be less impressive than originally thought.

The UCI has provisionally suspended Italian pro Massimo Giunti after a laboratory found the blood booster EPO in a urine sample from an out-of-competition test on February 23.

The UCI has announced that the governing body’s anti-doping manager, Anne Gripper, will leave the post this month, citing a desire to return to her home in Australia.

Monaco’s Cycling Federation has handed a two-year suspension to former Silence-Lotto rider Thomas Dekker for an EPO positive that resulted from the re-testing of an old sample last year.

Italian rider Eddy Ratti has been suspended following a positive EPO test, the UCI announced on Saturday.