Miguel Ángel López fired by Astana, ‘I have never tested positive’ he hits back
The Colombian considers the dismissal a clear case of wrongful termination that he intends to take to court.
Doping
Doping
Cycling has a long and sordid history with doping — that is, taking performance-enhancing drugs (PED) to get ahead in the races. In fact, some of the earliest suspected cases of doping in cycling date back to the late 1800s, when riders would employ stimulants like cocaine to survive epic races, like Bordeaux-Paris, which ran more than 500 kilometers.
Cycling has a long and sordid history with doping — that is, taking performance-enhancing drugs (PED) to get ahead in the races. In fact, some of the earliest suspected cases of doping in cycling date back to the late 1800s, when riders would employ stimulants like cocaine to survive epic races, like Bordeaux-Paris, which ran more than 500 kilometers.
USADA bans New Zealand cyclist Olivia Ray for two and a half years
A whistleblower tipped off the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in December 2021 about suspicions surrounding Ray, who was living and racing in the United States.
Astana rider banned for a year following positive drug test
The UCI announced Michele Gazzoli's one-year suspension for a 'non-intentional Anti-Doping Rule Violation'.
USADA hands Jackson Huntley Nash a lifetime ban for multiple anti-doping rule violations
"This is yet another case that demonstrates the power of investigations in the shared fight to protect sport and athletes’ rights," says Travis Tygart.
Bullets in the post and football ties: What’s going on at the Volta a Portugal?
Portuguese domestic cycling is in a disastrous state.
Police search teams in anti-doping raids prior to start of Volta a Portugal
Three teams were targeted and the W52-FC Porto squad saw its license suspended by the UCI last week.
Alleged Russian hackers, doping raids, Twitter beef, a Bahrain Victorious osteopath: The most bizarre story from this year’s Tour de France
What started as something that was pretty straightforward branched out, thanks to the absurdity proffered by the Internet, into a sprawling online conflict whose roots date all the way back to the mid-2010s.
Astana’s Miguel Ángel López linked to drug trafficking investigation
Colombian climber met by police in Madrid airport in recent days.
Report: Olivia Ray admits to using banned substances
The reigning New Zealand national road race champion was dropped by Human Powered Health earlier this year and is now awaiting USADA's final decision on a ban.
Hunting for dopers at the Tour de France…
...in the drug-legal district of Copenhagen.
Martin and Pinot raise eyebrows over doping grey areas
Martin argues that the doping line can be crossed simply by taking an aspirin when you don't need one.
Majority of W52-FC Porto squad reportedly caught with banned drugs in anti-doping bust
The team were pulled from racing at the weekend as police descended in a major anti-doping operation.
Sports director reportedly arrested in Portuguese anti-doping operation
The 'clean test' operation involved 120 agents as houses were searched and substances and instruments were seized.
Taylor Phinney: There was a huge amount of opiate abuse in the peloton
"I had a cortisone injection, eventually, when I broke my leg and I was just flying ... and half of my leg didn’t work."
French Council of State extends Marion Sicot’s doping ban through 2024
AFLD appeal extends ban to four years for cyclist who knowingly took EPO.
No doping cases in the 2021 WorldTour: Reason to celebrate, or time to worry?
Renewed skepticism of a 'peloton at two speeds' prompts UCI's No. 2 to suggest increased intelligence and police cooperation to unmask cheaters.
France’s ‘Dr. Mabuse’ handed down sentence of one-year house arrest
Bernard Sainz, a homeopathic French doctor long linked to various doping allegations, was sentenced by a French court. Lawyers promise an appeal.
French prosecutors seek two-year prison sentence for EPO-era dope ‘doctor’ Bernard Sainz
Bernard Sainz and a blast from the past.
VN news ticker: Historic Wright brothers’ bicycle shop under threat of demolition, Roglič wins ‘Beking’ crit
Here's the news making headlines for Monday, November 29.
Report: ‘Doctor Mabuse’ on trial again in France
Bernard Sainz, a homeopathic French doctor long-linked for various doping allegations, is facing a new round of charges in French court.
British MP says David Brailsford should be suspended following Freeman verdict
A British MP believes Sir David Brailsford should be suspended following the Freeman verdict; Ineos Grenadiers pushes back the opinion.
VN news ticker: UCI bans hugging, Brandon McNulty opens 2021 at Paris-Nice
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 4.
UCI applauds WADA decision to extend ban on glucocorticoids
A wider reach on the ban on glucocorticoids will begin in 2022.
The Outer Line: A discussion with Dick Pound, the first president of WADA
In an exclusive interview with The Outer Line, the former president of WADA talks about his time in the world of international sport and anti-doping – saying Lance Armstrong got what he deserved, and confirming that the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will go on as currently planned.
‘Aderlass’ mastermind sees jail term in blood-doping ring
German ring is cycling's biggest scandal since 'Operación Puerto' from more than a decade ago.
Stefan Denifl sentenced to two years incarceration for involvement in Operation Aderlass
The Innsbruck Regional Court also levied a 16-month suspension and a €349,000 fine on the former IAM Cycling rider.
Marion Sicot handed two-year suspension
The 28-year-old was provisionally suspended in July of 2019 as a result of a positive test in June of 2019.
Your blood is your blood
Thomas Dekker recounts one of his many interactions with doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
UCI doping controls management in final stages of transfer to International Testing Agency
The COVID-19 pandemic has not altered the timeline for the UCI's anti-doping program management transition on January 1, 2021
Running a doping program could soon be a criminal offense in the US
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Former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman says he destroyed laptop, testosterone gel
Former Team Sky doctor claims he had not read the "fine print" in the WADA code.
Primož Roglič on Tour de France domination: ‘I have nothing to hide. It’s me.’
Journalists asked Primož Roglič if he is racing this Tour de France clean. 'You can definitely trust me,' Roglič said.
Predicting how the new WADA code will impact cycling
It is advisable that athletes become familiar with these new WADA directives, but it is easy to understand why that’s a challenging prospect.
UCI anti-doping tribunal hands Kanstantsin Siutsou four-year suspension
The 36-year-old Belarusian tested positive for traces of the banned blood-booster in an out-of-competition control on July 31, 2018.
The Outer Line: Anti-doping during the COVID-19 lockdown
Does the COVID-19 era offer a doper’s dream or an avenue for the enhancement of anti-doping techniques?
UCI finds Jarlinson Pantano used EPO
In a published statement, the UCI today wrote, “The Tribunal found the rider guilty of an anti-doping rule violation — presence of Recombinant Erythropoietin — and imposed a four year period of ineligibility on the rider.”
Froome: Doping era ‘did a lot of damage,’ but new generation has nothing to hide
Froome spoke on Instagram of the challenges of battling the skepticism resulting from the sport's shady past.
Q&A with Michael Ask, Chairman of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations
The former Danish law enforcement officer and top tennis player says cycling has come a long way from the dark days of the Festina Affair.
Astana deny connections with banned Dr. Michele Ferrari
The Kazakh-registered team firmly denies any connections with the physician who had previously worked with Lance Armstrong.
UCI Releases 2020-21 Cyclocross World Cup calendar
An expanded Cyclocross World Cup series, rider safety regulations, and outsourcing doping controls to an international agency, came from a two-day meeting of the UCI Management Committee.
WADA almost done analyzing Puerto samples but athletes will not be named
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Preidler, Denifl receive four-year bans as part of Aderlass investigation
The UCI handed down four-year suspensions to Stefan Denifl and Georg Preidler for their involvement in the Operation Aderlass doping ring
Two Austrian cyclists banned for doping in Operation Aderlass
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Two riders caught doping at New York gran fondo
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Another cyclist nabbed by Operation Aderlass
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Manzana Postobon triggers UCI’s team suspension rule after second positive test
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Pantano suspended after EPO positive
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Pantano provisionally suspended for EPO
Colombian climber Jarlinson Pantano fails out-of-competition anti-doping test. The February 26 control showed the presence of EPO.
Rising Dutch ‘cross star Betsema fails anti-doping test
Denise Betsema was the breakout star of the last cyclocross season, but she returned an adverse analytical finding in an anti-doping test at a January World Cup.
A new blood doping ring surfaces. Where does cycling stand?
Max Hauke, 26, sits in the crook of a sofa, surrounded by police, with a stunned look on his face and a blood bag hooked up to his arm. How did we get here?
Pinot, Kittel quick to denounce blood doping scandal
Top riders Thibaut Pinot and Marcel Kittel blast their former teammate who was ensnared in recent doping sting in Austria.
Commentary: What German anti-doping probe may tell us about cycling
A doping investigation involving Nordic skiers could expose the new techniques used to cheat.
Team suspends van der Sande for doping positive at Gent six-day
Tosh van der Sande fails anti-doping test taken at November track race in Belgium.
The journalist who broke the Festina scandal
We caught up with Reuters cycling correspondent Francois Thomazeau regarding how he told the world about the infamous doping affair.
Lappartient blasts Wiggins’ description of Armstrong as ‘perfect’ Tour rider
UCI boss also discusses increased possibilities for women's cycling, supports calls for review of WADA
Siutsou tests positive for EPO
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Siutsou suspended in wake of EPO positive
Belarusian rider returns adverse analytical findings in a July anti-doping test after crashing out of Giro d'Italia.
Game-changer: The long push to end blood transfusions in sport
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One sick cyclist, 14 banned drugs and a four-year ban: Michael Fitzgerald Q&A
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Australian cyclist gets four-year ban after doping in 14 different ways
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Cardoso EPO case highlights inequalities in anti-doping process
Despite an inconclusive B sample, Andre Cardoso finds himself steamrolled by UCI's anti-doping system, his career likely over.
UCI commits to banning tramadol and glucocorticoids
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Ethics in sport: Parisotto rejects free-for-all approach to doping
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Casting a critical eye on corruption in sport: Q&A with anti-doping expert Robin Parisotto
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Commentary: A partially subjective ranking of cycling’s dopers, loved and hated
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UCI rejects Froome’s defense, sends case to anti-doping court
Chris Froome's Salbutamol case heads to an anti-doping tribunal after the UCI does not accept his explanation of Vuelta finding.
The Outer Line: Causes, consequences, solutions to sport’s anti-doping crisis
Professors Paul Dimeo and Verner Møller outline their new book, "The Anti-Doping Crisis in Sport: Causes, Consequences, Solutions."
Inside Costa Rica’s doping nightmare
An in-depth look at the shocking world of Costa Rican cycling, which is troubled by wide-spread doping.
Commentary: Colombia’s cycling stars must preach the anti-doping message
Colombia’s star cyclists have the platform and the voice to enact real change and tamp out doping in their home country.
Police work, not anti-doping tests, blow open Italian doping ring
A police sting, not anti-doping tests at the races, busts up a doping ring in Italy that saw a development team doping systematically.
Race winner, national champion and 10 others positive at Vuelta a Costa Rica
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Froome denies reports of plea deal
A new report suggests that Chris Froome will take the plea bargain in Salbutamol case, but the Tour champ denies it.
Amateur rider Jennifer Schumm banned four years for testosterone
Jennifer Schumm, 41, was handed a four-year ban Thursday for an anabolic agent after USADA declined her TUE applications.
Rumsas Jr. gets four-year doping ban
Raimondas Rumsas Jr., son of the Lithuanian rider of the same name, has been banned for four years for growth hormone GHRP-6.
Commentary: The simplest explanation for Froome’s salbutamol test
What if the most logical explanation behind Chris Froome's anti-doping woes is that he stepped over the line?
How to make sports fair? Eliminate the TUE, says Dr. Paul Dimeo
Scottish researcher Dr. Paul Dimeo says that eliminating the TUE could solve some problems in the anti-doping movement
Report: French judges open motor cheating inquiry
Two judges are reportedly following a money trail that could lead to "high-level" cyclists.
VN Show: Chris Froome’s Salbutamol case is cycling’s biggest story
Froome's Salbutamol scandal explodes like a bomb on the cycling world. We break down the details of this blockbuster revelation.
Froome Positive?
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Eight riders test positive for doping at the Vuelta a Colombia
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