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Virtual cyclists set to face random drug tests as MyWhoosh launches first ever anti-doping programme for e-cycling

MyWhoosh, which hosts the UCI Esports World Championships, says their anti-doping policy will start this weekend, in a bid to “strengthen trust in elite virtual racing and protect clean athletes”

Thu, May 07, 2026 13:18

“We do not have a doping problem”: Tadej Pogačar’s agent opposes “stupid” plans to monitor riders’ power data, insisting cycling “now has credibility”

Alex Carera and others say the use of a ‘power data passport’ will “create only problems”, though the International Testing Agency has sought to assuage these concerns, suggesting the voluntary trial could become mandatory protocol over time

Tue, Mar 03, 2026 17:01

Cycling doping cases fall, but anti-doping group warns of “grey areas” and “increased medicalisation”

The MPCC also say they're concerned by doping in the lower professional and amateur divisions

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 13:42

road.cc Podcast episode 126 (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

“Cheating will be part of cycling forever”: MPCC president Emily Brammeier on anti-doping, tackling the ‘grey area’, and making clean sport the norm

“The cycling fan in me, the little girl in me, wants to say we will have a clean sport one day, but you have to be realistic. It’s human nature”

Thu, Feb 19, 2026 18:54

“That’s probably why you got knocked off, ‘cos you can’t even manage to get in the f*****g lane”: Angry cyclist launches rant at Jeremy Vine on commute, ends up on Channel 5; Junior handed three-year ban for methamphetamine + more on the live blog

Callum is here, grateful for his sleep's sake he's not a tennis superfan, but happy to bring you the latest and greatest from the two-wheeled world

Fri, Jan 30, 2026 09:32

The Gran Fondo doping curse strikes again: 41-year-old amateur cyclist tests positive for steroids after Masters world championship win

American Matthew Clark has been provisionally suspended by the UCI after failing a drugs test immediately after winning the men’s 40-44 age group world championship time trial

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 12:59

oxon travel cycle lane picture – via twitter.PNG

“How could a human being write that to another person?”: Politician in New Zealand knocked off bike and suffers broken leg, only to face “cruel” abuse on social media; Kittel: Cycling absolutely not clean; Bizarre bike damage + more on the live blog

Dan Alexander is kicking off a new week on the live blog, rounding up all your news, views, silliness and more from the world of cycling this Monday

Mon, Nov 24, 2025 09:00

Mark Cavendish brands cycling “cleanest sport in the world” and says “idol” Lance Armstrong “lost more than anyone else”

“It’s not, ‘I’m a cheat, so I’ll be a cyclist’. That’s not how it works. I could not have achieved what I did in the sport if cycling was how it was in the past,” the 35-time Tour de France stage winner said

Fri, Oct 31, 2025 10:36

Watts Occurring Geraint Thomas homecoming w/ Luke Rowe

“You’ve cheated the sport. F*** you”: Luke Rowe reveals he “flicked” and “rode through” convicted dopers in the peloton

"You're a scumbag, 160 riders and all of them treat you like shit which is all you deserve," the Welshman added, saying he wanted to "bully them out of the sport".

Wed, Oct 29, 2025 14:46

2024 Ineos Grenadiers group ride Pinarello Dogma F

Ineos Grenadiers admit to using now-banned carbon monoxide rebreathing test – but team insist they did nothing wrong

The team denied using the test at the 2024 Tour de France, but admitted to using it earlier this year after The Times saw an itinerary confirming the use of the method, which is now banned

Mon, Oct 13, 2025 10:09