Katusha avoids suspension, Paolini’s case deemed recreational
The UCI says Luca Paolini was taking cocaine last year for recreational use, not to gain a competitive advantage.
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.
Russian minister: No ‘problems of any kind’ despite doping cases
Despite two doping suspensions to date in 2016, Russia's sports minister says his country's cycling program is not suspected of corruption or cheating.
Katusha suspends Vorganov for doping test failure
Russian Eduard Vorganov is suspended by his Katusha team on Friday for testing positive for meldonium.
Merckx calls for lifetime ban on motorized doping
The Belgian says using a hidden motor during bike racing "is the worst that [riders] can do."
Analysis: UCI stuck to its guns in search for hidden motors
UCI president Brian Cookson confirms the governing body discovered a hidden motor in a rider's bike at the cyclocross worlds.
Making sense of cycling’s self-destruction
No matter how unhinged the skeptics seem, no matter how outlandish the conspiracy theories, pro cycling continues to prove them right.
Spanish court awards Heras $1 million over 2005 EPO positive
Roberto Heras wins court battle to recoup $1 million in lost wages after failed Vuelta anti-doping test, but Spanish officials will appeal.
Caja Rural sacks Spanish rider after positive test
Alberto Gallego turned in a positive test for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol on January 3.
Seven things track and field can learn from cycling
In the wake of the track and field IAAF doping scandal, there's a lot to be learned from cycling's dark past.
Two year doping ban for former pro Boogerd, who must step back from work with current team
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Michael Boogerd handed two-year ban, sees results scrubbed
Dutch rider Michael Boogerd has been handed a two-year suspension for drug use during his career, which ended in 2008
German sportspeople face prison terms of up to three years as new laws are made official
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Lampre Riders/Staff Cleared in Doping Trial
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Olympian Bobby Lea suspended for doping violation
Bobby Lea was found to have a metabolite of oxycodone in his system when he provided an anti-doping sample at track nationals.
Paolini doping case headed to UCI tribunal
Luca Paolini's doping case will be heard before the UCI's Anti-Doping Tribunal.
British cycling stunned after junior TT champion and masters road race winner guilty of doping
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Sports supplements and accidental doping – how big is the risk?
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Age-group cyclist fails doping test at LAMBRA championships
Todd Hickman, of Byhalia, Mississippi, fails anti-doping test after winning Louisiana-Mississippi Age-Graded Championships.
Taborre offers bizarre defence against doping positive
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Two Russian riders tied to Katusha suspended for doping
Reports say that Ivan Lutsenko and Andrei Lukonin, both 20 and members of Itera-Katusha, have been suspended by RUSADA.
Whistleblowers part 2 – the cost of speaking out
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Kamaev steps down from UCI Anti-Doping Commission after Russian athletics scandal
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WADA clarifies status of ‘non-compliant’ anti-doping bodies, but questions remain about Lausanne lab
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Journalist who exposed Russian doping scandal calls for UCI anti-doping commission clean-up
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Ferrari back in the headlines again and facing trial in Italy
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Anti-doping is coming to masters and amateur racing
With increased license fees, frequent amateur anti-doping tests are on the horizon, as USAC responds to concerns about cheating.
Cookson on Athletics: “we have learned a few lessons in our sport and we can share those lessons”
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Updated: USADA confirms Danielson’s B sample also positive, says ‘full, fair legal process in place’
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Savio says he’s ‘bewildered’ by UCI ruling on team suspension, Appollonio and Taborre court dates named
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Four year ban handed down to Mondory over EPO positive
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Three year ban confirmed for Santambrogio after second positive test
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Colombian whistleblower Juan Pablo Villegas to return to cycling with Manzana – Postobon
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WADA clarifies its position on prison terms for those involved with doping
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WADA: Doping should not be a criminal offense
World Anti-Doping Association issues formal statement that opposes laws that seek to criminalize sports doping offenses.
Death threats, doping and disillusion: the troubling state of cycling in Colombia
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Uncertainty over future of Cycling Anti Doping Foundation
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WADA director general Howman believes prison terms for doping would be big deterrent
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CADF announces Tour de France anti-doping stats
Anti-doping authorities conducted 656 controls during the three-week Tour de France in 2015.
Samples of top five finishers in the Tour de France to be retained for ten years for possible retesting, 656 controls carried out during race
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Commentary: Anti-doping falls behind as women’s racing grows
Pro women's racing is on the rise, but it's concerning that anti-doping measures aren't keeping up with the pace of growth.
USADA clarifies Bruyneel status: Belgian remains banned despite absence from WADA list
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Confusion over status of Johan Bruyneel and Eufemiano Fuentes in relation to sporting bans
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Lauren Mulwitz tests positive for THC
Californian Lauren Mulwitz tests positive for THC, a metabolite of marijuana, at the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix crit in June.
DEA announces major steroid sting
U.S. authorities seize 636 kilos of raw steroids, $2 million, and arrest 90 suspects in "Operation Cyber Juice."
In the News: Why it’s so hard to catch cheaters
ProPublica explains how dopers are able to stay one step ahead of testers, notes that cycling is leading the way with bio-passport.
UCI explains why Katusha won’t be suspended over second doping case
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UCI: Katusha will be allowed to race Vuelta
The UCI confirms Wednesday it will not seek to suspend Katusha following Caruso's EPO positive from 2012.
Caruso facing potential lengthy ban after positive A sample for EPO; Katusha’s Vuelta participation won’t be affected
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Did Armstrong’s doctor cover up his doping? US federal government chasing details in court
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The test that caught Tom Danielson
USADA looks to be applying a much more accurate test to catch dopers that abuse testosterone: Here's how it works.
Andreu: Uncovering the truth about the hospital room is crucial
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Armstrong Qui Tam case: subpoena seeks to determine truth about alleged hospital confession
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Why cyclists cheat: seven possible reasons for doping
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Updated: Vaughters, USADA comment on Danielson’s positive case for synthetic testosterone
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Tom Danielson reveals positive test for synthetic testosterone
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Tom Danielson fails doping test
Tom Danielson tests positive for synthetic testosterone in an out-of-competition test performed July 9
A conversation with UCI President Brian Cookson: Tour de France, Froome, MTN-Qhubeka, night-time testing, motors and more
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Tour de France samples to be tested for EPO-booster FG-4592
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Report: Padua inquiry shelved, Ferrari to sue?
An Italian newspaper report claims the 550 pages of evidence in the doping case could be put on the shelf.
“Oxygen in a pill”: the next big thing in sports doping?
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UCI suspends Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec team for 30 days, team appeals
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Sky releases Chris Froome’s powermeter data from stage 10 of the Tour de France
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How to watch doping-era Tour de France documentaries
Now that we're wise to indiscretions of cycling's doping-tainted era, movies from then can be viewed in a different, interesting light.
Tour de France: LeMond repeats calls for greater transparency in the sport
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Chris Froome open to extra testing to answer doping accusations
Tour de France leader Froome wants to silence critics by undergoing additional testing to prove that he is riding clean.
Paolini Tests Positive for Cocaine
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Night Raids: The Next-Level Anti-Doping
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Davide Appollonio suspended for EPO
Italian Appollonio fails a doping test in June after finishing the Giro and before he won the points jersey at Tour of Slovenia
Froome Explains Missing Drug Test
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Riis Admits Knowing Widespead Doping on CSC
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Danish report: Riis knew about doping on team, escapes ban
The Dane escapes a ban from the sport due to the statute of limitation
Sorensen Comes Clean on Doping
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Rasmussen claims cover-up prior to Anti Doping Denmark report, Sorensen admits past drug use
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Team Southeast becomes fourth team this year to quit MPCC
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Degenkolb Fights Doping in Cycling
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Degenkolb: Clean cycling still a pipe dream
"We should not expect to see cycling liberated forever from these cheats," says classics champion John Degenkolb
UCI/CADF anti-doping whistleblower hotline in place
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How to dope in cycling and get away with it
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Stein Orn: Kristoff’s coach in favour of compulsory retrospective testing, but says improvements need to be made first
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LottoNL-Jumbo becomes third team to quit MPCC over disagreement with regulations
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