Doping

Director Stephen Frears says Lance Armstrong movie The Program is a crime film, not a biopic (+ video trailer)

The Program has world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this weekend

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Michael Rogers awarded Olympic bronze for Athens 2004 time trial

New IOC policy to award medals to athletes who have been promoted following doping cases

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Floyd Landis no longer facing criminal charges for defrauding donors to doping defence fund

Meanwhile Nike fighting subpoenas from Armstrong and federal government in Landis whistleblower case

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Katusha’s Giampaolo Caruso tests positive for EPO

Retest of sample from 2012 means second adverse analytical finding for a month for Russian team

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Chris Froome backs Mo Farah data release – but says athletics needs to clean up its act

Tour de France champion also says he is prepared to undergo more testing to prove he is clean

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US government asks to see Lance Armstrong’s 1996 medical records

The US federal government wants to find out if doctors treating Armstrong's cancer knew about the cyclist's doping

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Presidents of UCI and WADA critical of spectators’ hostility towards Chris Froome

IOC president, Thomas Bach, fears that suspicion is being shed on clean athletes

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All Tour riders to be screened for EPO-like drug called ‘oxygen in a pill’

Two riders have already tested positive for FG-4592

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UCI to suspend Androni-Giocattoli after second rider tests positive

Italian team to be barred from racing for up to 45 days under new rules in force since January

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10 per cent of athletes could be doping says Wada chief – but he has ‘great respect’ for UCI’s anti-doping programme

The number of youngsters doping in a bid to reach elite level is the organisation’s biggest concern

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Rider who got reduced ban after testifying to CIRC tests positive again

Francesco Reda was runner-up to Vincenzo Nibali in last month's Italian championships

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Lance Armstrong asks: Are Team Sky too strong to be clean?

Disgraced cyclist throws question out on Twitter - then claims he isn't making accusation

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Chris Froome’s training data hacked, says Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford

Team principal believes hackers were looking for evidence that Tour de France leader may be doping

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New ban for Jonathan Tiernan-Locke – for drink-driving

Ex-Team Sky rider currently serving drugs ban was two and a half times over the limit

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Lance Armstrong confirmed to cycle two stages of this year’s Tour de France route

Disgraced Texan can be seen or avoided on the roads between Muret and Mende

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Hein Verbruggen to sue over Armstrong doping report

Former UCI head says report is “unfair, biased and incomplete”

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Banned cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke says bio passport wouldn’t stand up in “proper court”

Ex-Sky rider says he's happy for Roman Kreuziger - but says process is loaded against riders

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Lance Armstrong hopeful of winning whistleblower case, and defends participation in Geoff Thomas ride

Disgraced cyclist speaks at training camp he hosted for One Day Ahead charity riders

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Video: Trailer out for Stephen Frears’ biopic charting disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall

Ben Foster stars as Armstrong in movie The Program (aka Icon) based on David Walsh's book

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Chris Froome happy with increased frequency of Tenerife dope testing

Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky’s controversial motorhome is likely to reappear at the Tour de France

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Vincenzo Nibali: Astana doping issues “not my responsibility”

But Tour de France champion admits it is difficult for management to stop riders who cheat

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Lance Armstrong helped USPS overcome negative PR caused by Cliff from Cheers, claim his lawyers

$40m backing of disgraced cyclist's team was worth $140m to government, says defence team

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BMC Racing’s Greg Van Avermaet cleared of doping charges

Belgian Cycling's disciplinary commission exonerates rider who was third at both Flanders and Roubaix last month

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UCI publishes Licence Commission’s reasoned decision on Astana

Commission satisfied Kazakh team is on track to overhaul anti-doping procedures and meet other requirements

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Brian Cookson repeats appeal to Lance Armstrong to skip Tour de France charity ride

Disgraced cyclist unlikely to be welcomed by fans if he joins Geoff Thomas on fundraiser, says UCI boss

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Fabio Aru threatens Greg Henderson with legal action over doping smear tweet

Lotto-Soudal rider questioned whether Astana rider's illness was cover for bio passport issues

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Updated: Astana keep WorldTour licence

Kazakh team hangs on to top flight status but placed under "special measures"

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Man searches for his stolen bike in London’s Brick Lane – and gets it back

Crimestoppers offering £1,000 reward for help in tracking down the thieves

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Banned ex-Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke plans return to racing in 2016

Devon cyclist says he can get back to level he was racing at in 2012 when he won Tour of Britain

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‘I’m part of the solution’ says Pat McQuaid and defends his term as UCI president

Claims credit for improved anti-doping measures among other things

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