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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.
Authors of tramadol study say further tests needed before recommendations can be made
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Armstrong movie dispute to go to trial
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Amateur cyclist caught with motor in bike at race in France
A cyclist was caught using a motorized bike during an amateur race in France on Sunday.
Doping: Rumsas investigated over son’s death
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Doping for a documentary: An interview with Icarus director Bryan Fogel
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Report: UCI’s test for hidden motors ineffective
An international media report released over the weekend claims the scans performed using an iPad app are not 100 percent accurate.
Former Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez fails anti-doping test
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Samuel Sanchez positive for hGH-stimulating peptide
Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has tested positive for banned substance GHRP-2, a synthetic peptide that causes the release of growth hormone within the body
Italian amateur, 53, denies motor cheating accusation
An Italian amateur cyclist has denied using a motorized bicycle after being disqualified from a race for mechanical cheating.
Opinion: A cycling media that is soft on doping serves to normalise it
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Cardoso ‘devastated’ by positive test for EPO, insists upon his innocence
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Contador domestique André Cardoso tests positive for EPO, kicked off Tour squad
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Doping in professional cycling to get satire treatment in upcoming ‘Tour de Pharmacy’
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Bardiani riders Pirazzi and Ruffoni test positive on eve of Giro d’Italia
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Wiggins Vows to ‘shock a few people’ Over Doping Claims
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Four riders snared by anti-doping this week
Three Colombians are banned for four years apiece for taking CERA at Tour de Guadeloupe, and Iran's Emami is provisionally suspended.
Bruyneel attacks LeMond and motor claims
Johan Bruyneel says Greg LeMond and other Armstrong critics "behave like a cult" and are wrong to blame Armstrong for everything.
Painkillers and cycling: Tramadol’s dark danger
Painkiller tramadol is widely used, but harmful and addictive to some. Former pro mountain biker Ian Mullins tells the story of his addiction.
CyclingTips podcast, Episode 24: Genevieve Jeanson on making peace with a tainted past
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CBS News: 12 riders used motorized bikes in the 2015 Tour
A "60 Minutes" report into mechanical doping claims a dozen riders had hidden motors in their bikes at the 2015 Tour de France.
Brailsford considers future amid doping investigation
The Sky boss hints at potentially stepping down from his role at the British squad, pending the outcome of the UKAD probe.
UK Anti-Doping boss critical of Team Sky
The head of UK Anti-Doping has criticised Team Sky over inability to prove what was in a package delivered to team doctor during 2011 race.
More than 30 names ID’d in Puerto case
More names linked to the Operación Puerto doping scandal from a decade ago could be soon released.
No positive doping tests at 2016 Tour de France
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Paralympian Michael Gallagher opens up about his EPO doping: ‘It’s a good thing I got caught’
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VeloNews podcast, ep. 2: Can Sagan keep winning? Why do amateurs dope?
Can Peter Sagan win with Bora-Hansgrohe? Why would an amateur dope? We discuss, opine, argue, and inform.
Team Sky faces ‘challenging’ times with anti-doping investigation
Team Sky finds itself under renewed scrutiny, due to hacked information about the team's TUEs and a new, controversial Daily Mail report.
Lance Armstrong’s doping ban expires — sort of
Lance Armstrong has reached a milestone in his doping ban — now that he's four years in, USADA rules allow him to race non-cycling events.
Book excerpt from Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports
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Two Texas masters snared by RaceClean anti-doping program
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) increased testing of masters amateur cyclists continues to produce results.
In her own words: Armitstead explains whereabouts case
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Armitstead issues statement on missed anti-doping controls
Lizzie Armitstead posts a lengthy explanation of why she missed three out-of-competition anti-doping controls to respond to critics.
Armitstead: ‘I can only tell you that I am a clean athlete and an honest person’
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Armitstead cleared for Olympics in murky missed doping test case
Lizzie Armitstead is cleared to race the Rio Olympics, despite three missed anti-doping tests over the course of the last 12 months.
Armitstead avoids Rio ban after winning UK Anti-Doping Court case
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Blocked from Rio Games, Zakarin heading to Clasica San Sebastian instead
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Rio Olympics: UCI makes decision on Russians to compete
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UCI bars three Russians from Rio due to prior doping offenses
The UCI confirmed that three Russian cyclists will be barred from racing the Rio Olympics due to prior doping offenses.
Sky boss Brailsford: UCI testing our bikes daily at Tour
Dave Brailsford says his team, which includes race leader Chris Froome, is being tested more than anyone else.
Tour Lab Capable of Detecting Micro-Dosing
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Tour will implement nighttime doping checks
UCI boss Brian Cookson is confident that Tour de France cheaters will be caught. The organization is implementing nighttime anti-doping tests and expanded motor cheating tests.
Simon Yates gets four-month doping ban
Britain’s Simon Yates has been given a four-month ban that will see him miss the Tour de France.
Spanish Judge Re-Awakens Puerto Scandal
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Interview: Why Phil Gaimon believes Danielson wasn’t doping
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Judge rules that Operacion Puerto blood bags can finally be handed over
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Spanish court orders release of Puerto blood, absolves Fuentes
The blood bags and other physical evidence in the decade-long doping scandal might finally be released after an appeals court ruling.
Report: UCI shared police information with motor supplier
A French media report claims the UCI's motor doping expert alerted a supplier of hidden bike motors about a 2015 police investigation.
Colombia arrests alleged doping doctor
Colombian-Spanish joint effort leads to arrest of alleged doping doctor Alberto Beltrán Niño
USA Cycling now checking for mechanical cheating
USA Cycling checked bikes for illegal motors at the recent USA National Championships with thermal imaging technology.
New gene doping test likely to be in use for Rio Olympics
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Cycling’s biggest threat: Amateur doping
American cycling has a doping problem, and it’s no longer at the top. Here's the story of how one masters racer was caught by USADA.
After head of its Anti-Doping Committee challenges existing regulations, USA Cycling cuts ties
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A Look Inside The Whereabouts Program
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What you need to know about the IOC’s Olympic anti-doping retests
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Jaksche on doping today: ‘A wolf cannot change his fur’
Jørg Jaksche is doubtful that much has changed in the 10 years since cycling's biggest doping scandal, says Armstrong was unfairly the scapegoat.
10 years later, infamous Operacion Puerto lives on
A decade later, it's the doping scandal that changed everything. Right? A look back at Operación Puerto, a watershed moment for pro cycling.
Retests reveal 31 doping positives from Beijing Olympics
Olympic officials retest anti-doping samples from the 2008 Summer Games and discover 31 positives for banned substances.
Vorganov free to race despite meldonium positive
UCI lifts Eduard Vorganov's provisional suspension for meldonium due to WADA's uncertainty over testing protocol for the drug.
The UCI Unveils Motor Detection Device
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Why do so many elite cyclists have asthma?
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Simon Yates avoids provisional suspension after anti-doping positive
British rider Simon Yates avoids a provisional suspension by the UCI in the wake of his testing positive for Terbutaline.
Simon Yates Tests Positive with Terbutaline
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Di Luca on doping: I don’t regret anything
A new book by Danilo Di Luca reveals the extent of his career of cheating, with shocking details about his doping and career.
Van den Driessche banned six years for hidden motor
UCI testers discovered an electric motor in a bike belonging to Femke Van den Driessche at the January cyclocross world championships.
Paolini Given 18-Month Ban
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Paolini banned 18 months for cocaine use
The UCI imposes the suspension after Italian Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine during the 2015 Tour de France.
The curious case of Oscar74: How USADA nabbed a masters doper
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Report: Doctor claims he gave British Tour de France riders and other sportspeople banned substances
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A potential new method of performance-enhancement: ultrasound and platelet-rich plasma
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41-year-old gets four-year ban for steroids
Michael Buckley, of Reno, Nevada, has been issued a four-year ban for failing an out-of-competition anti-doping test.
Masters racer may get jail time for dealing EPO
Nicholas Brandt-Sorensen pleads guilty to selling EPO across state lines, in violation of federal law, and may face a prison sentence.
Breaking Update in Pantani Case
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French anti-doping threatened by budget cuts
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Five suspended for doping positives at Vuelta Kolbi a Costa Rica
Five riders, five of which are on the Coopenae – Extralum team, are suspended by UCI for failed anti-doping tests at Vuelta a Costa Rica.
Italian Francesco Reda handed eight-year ban for EPO
Francesco Reda, runner-up at Italian national championships in 2015, has been banned for eight years due to a failed anti-doping test.
After UCI’s Katusha decision, what next for Paolini?
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Katusha Avoid Doping Suspension
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UCI Considers Searching All Bikes for Motors
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