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.
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.
The Colombian considers the dismissal a clear case of wrongful termination that he intends to take to court.
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.
The UCI announced Michele Gazzoli's one-year suspension for a 'non-intentional Anti-Doping Rule Violation'.
"This is yet another case that demonstrates the power of investigations in the shared fight to protect sport and athletes’ rights," says Travis Tygart.
Portuguese domestic cycling is in a disastrous state.
Three teams were targeted and the W52-FC Porto squad saw its license suspended by the UCI last week.
Colombian climber met by police in Madrid airport in recent days.
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.
...in the drug-legal district of Copenhagen.
Martin argues that the doping line can be crossed simply by taking an aspirin when you don't need one.
The team were pulled from racing at the weekend as police descended in a major anti-doping operation.
The 'clean test' operation involved 120 agents as houses were searched and substances and instruments were seized.
"I had a cortisone injection, eventually, when I broke my leg and I was just flying ... and half of my leg didn’t work."
AFLD appeal extends ban to four years for cyclist who knowingly took EPO.
Renewed skepticism of a 'peloton at two speeds' prompts UCI's No. 2 to suggest increased intelligence and police cooperation to unmask cheaters.
Bernard Sainz, a homeopathic French doctor long linked to various doping allegations, was sentenced by a French court. Lawyers promise an appeal.
Bernard Sainz and a blast from the past.
Here's the news making headlines for Monday, November 29.
Bernard Sainz, a homeopathic French doctor long-linked for various doping allegations, is facing a new round of charges in French court.
A British MP believes Sir David Brailsford should be suspended following the Freeman verdict; Ineos Grenadiers pushes back the opinion.
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A wider reach on the ban on glucocorticoids will begin in 2022.
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.
German ring is cycling's biggest scandal since 'Operación Puerto' from more than a decade ago.
The Innsbruck Regional Court also levied a 16-month suspension and a €349,000 fine on the former IAM Cycling rider.
The 28-year-old was provisionally suspended in July of 2019 as a result of a positive test in June of 2019.
Thomas Dekker recounts one of his many interactions with doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not altered the timeline for the UCI's anti-doping program management transition on January 1, 2021
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Former Team Sky doctor claims he had not read the "fine print" in the WADA code.
Journalists asked Primož Roglič if he is racing this Tour de France clean. 'You can definitely trust me,' Roglič said.
It is advisable that athletes become familiar with these new WADA directives, but it is easy to understand why that’s a challenging prospect.
The 36-year-old Belarusian tested positive for traces of the banned blood-booster in an out-of-competition control on July 31, 2018.
Does the COVID-19 era offer a doper’s dream or an avenue for the enhancement of anti-doping techniques?
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 spoke on Instagram of the challenges of battling the skepticism resulting from the sport's shady past.
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.
The Kazakh-registered team firmly denies any connections with the physician who had previously worked with Lance Armstrong.
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.
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The UCI handed down four-year suspensions to Stefan Denifl and Georg Preidler for their involvement in the Operation Aderlass doping ring
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Colombian climber Jarlinson Pantano fails out-of-competition anti-doping test. The February 26 control showed the presence of EPO.
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.
Top riders Thibaut Pinot and Marcel Kittel blast their former teammate who was ensnared in recent doping sting in Austria.
A doping investigation involving Nordic skiers could expose the new techniques used to cheat.
Tosh van der Sande fails anti-doping test taken at November track race in Belgium.
We caught up with Reuters cycling correspondent Francois Thomazeau regarding how he told the world about the infamous doping affair.
UCI boss also discusses increased possibilities for women's cycling, supports calls for review of WADA
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Belarusian rider returns adverse analytical findings in a July anti-doping test after crashing out of Giro d'Italia.
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Despite an inconclusive B sample, Andre Cardoso finds himself steamrolled by UCI's anti-doping system, his career likely over.
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Chris Froome's Salbutamol case heads to an anti-doping tribunal after the UCI does not accept his explanation of Vuelta finding.
Professors Paul Dimeo and Verner Møller outline their new book, "The Anti-Doping Crisis in Sport: Causes, Consequences, Solutions."
An in-depth look at the shocking world of Costa Rican cycling, which is troubled by wide-spread doping.
Colombia’s star cyclists have the platform and the voice to enact real change and tamp out doping in their home country.
A police sting, not anti-doping tests at the races, busts up a doping ring in Italy that saw a development team doping systematically.
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A new report suggests that Chris Froome will take the plea bargain in Salbutamol case, but the Tour champ denies it.
Jennifer Schumm, 41, was handed a four-year ban Thursday for an anabolic agent after USADA declined her TUE applications.
Raimondas Rumsas Jr., son of the Lithuanian rider of the same name, has been banned for four years for growth hormone GHRP-6.
What if the most logical explanation behind Chris Froome's anti-doping woes is that he stepped over the line?
Scottish researcher Dr. Paul Dimeo says that eliminating the TUE could solve some problems in the anti-doping movement
Two judges are reportedly following a money trail that could lead to "high-level" cyclists.
Froome's Salbutamol scandal explodes like a bomb on the cycling world. We break down the details of this blockbuster revelation.
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