Olympic Games to follow cycling in the banning of non-medical injections The International Cycling Union (UCI) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the possession and use of syringes outside medical areas in the next […]
Basque rider might start Tour of Poland Mikel Astarloza is eligible to return to the professional peloton after serving a two-year sentence for the use of Erythropoietin (EPO). The Basque rider won stage sixteen of the 2009 Tour de France […]
Belgian team transport searched on eve of Tour de France The Quick Step team bus has been seized by French police and taken to a police station to be searched by anti-doping investigators, according to Ouest-France. The bus was escorted […]
Will study relationship with Sven Schoutteten Hours after the news that an occasional soigneur with the BMC Racing Team, Sven Schoutteten, had been imprisoned as a result of a drug seizure in October 2009 plus a house search earlier this […]
Team reactions contradicted by race rosters The BMC Racing Team is moving to distance itself from a part time soigneur referred to as Sven S. from Zonnebeke, following his arrest this week for possession of EPO. The case dates back […]
Former pro Wim Vansevenant alleged to be the recipient Belgian customs officials in Brussels have intercepted doping products that were allegedly intended for former professional cyclist Wim Vansevenant, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The package came from Australia and is said […]
French police respond to Wim Vansevenant’s customs seizure In the wake of news that former professional Wim Vansevenant has been implicated in an alleged importation of illegal substances from Australia, French police are reported as carrying out searches of team […]
Claims former rider ‘barely knows the team guys’ Following today’s news that former Omega Pharma-Lotto rider Wim Vansevenant is the subject of a doping investigation focusing on the illegal importation of ‘ultra-modern’ doping products, the team has denied all links […]
Says there’s severe risks of heart problems, strokes and tumour growth Dismissing the notion that controlled amounts of EPO-type drugs are safe, the US Food and Drug Administration has said that there’s no risk-free amount of the substances. Speaking on […]
Deal will boost cooperation and combat drug trafficking The fight against doping has taken an important step forward following the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Under […]
Spanish rider could reclaim his race victory Roberto Heras’ positive test from the 2005 Vuelta a España has been overturned by the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León, according to Marca. The 37-year-old, who was riding for the […]
Agreement reflects improving relations between governing body and French anti-doping agency After a successful collaboration earlier this year at Paris-Nice and again more recently in the Critérium du Dauphiné, the UCI and the AFLD have confirmed that they will work […]
Two year sentence upheld by international tribunal Two years and four days after the starting date of a sentence imposed by the Italian anti-doping tribunal TNA on the basis of suspicious biological passport readings, Italian cyclist Francesco De Bonis has […]
States videos may not be not necessary to bring charges A former federal investigator has commented on the recent encounter between Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton, saying that if it is shown that if the Tour de France winner did […]
Spanish former-rider talks of his life after cycling and his impressions of the sport today Pedro Horrillo was forced to retire at the end of 2009, at the age of 35, after a near-fatal crash in that year’s Giro d’Italia. […]
Says ASO wanted a verdict before Tour start Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has said that the race would have been happy about Alberto Contador’s participation had he been cleared, but that he feels a sense of frustration with […]
New rule is a step forward, but three areas of concern exist As reported earlier, the UCI has today announced a new regulation which will come into effect in two weeks’ time, and will prevent those who break anti-doping regulations […]
Rule applies only to violations committed after July 1st 2011 The UCI has today announced the ratification of a new anti-doping measure which will prevent those deemed guilty of involvement in doping practices from working as part of pro teams. […]
