Doping

Marco Pantani’s parents warn authorities not to strip son of 1998 Tour de France win

Late cyclist who did 1998 Tour/Giro double expected to be confirmed as testing positive for EPO in 1998 Tour

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Armstrong: “Impossible” to win Tour in his day without doping; also, calls for McQuaid to go

Man stripped last year of seven Tour de France titles speaks on eve of 100th edition of race

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Michael Rasmussen ordered to repay Rabobank €663,000 after losing court case

Man sacked while in maillot jaune had been seeking to increase original settlement for wrongful dismissal

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UCI rejects Riccardo Riccò’s claims that 44 more riders tested positive during 2008 Tour de France

Italian was one of four riders sanctioned after 2008 Tour - but he says dozens others failed doping controls too

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Pat McQuaid slams Brian Cookson’s “half baked” UCI manifesto

UCI president questions rival's perceived inconsistencies and asks where the cash is coming from

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Jan Ullrich may lose Sydney 2000 Olympic gold after doping confession

German Olympic authorities to investigate "exactly where the starting point was"

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L’Equipe: Laurent Jalabert sample from 1998 Tour tested positive for EPO

Newspaper says sample retested anonymously in 2004, but Senate report will name Jalabert next month

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‘Restoring trust, leading change’ – Brian Cookson launches his manifesto for UCI presidency bid

British Cycling president promises fresh start for UCI at official launch of campaign in Paris

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Spanish police smash doping trafficking rings – 84 arrests made

Products from Greece and China entered Spain via Portugal; news follows implementation of new law on doping

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Updated: Brian Cookson tells Lance Armstrong he’d back Truth & Reconciliation – but investigating UCI is priority

British Cycling president takes part in Twitter Q&A and responds to claims he ignored Paul Kimmage

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Cycling Ireland EGM votes against nominating Pat McQuaid for 3rd term as UCI president

Irishman's sole hope now rests with Swiss Cycling - but its nomination of him faces a legal challenge

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Spanish MPs overwhelmingly vote in favour of new anti-doping law

Tougher measures as country aims to prove it's tough on the cheats ahead of Olympic bids going to the vote

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Bruyneel: “I am not the devil incarnate”

Man who led Lance Armstrong to seven Tour de France victories breaks silence

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Matt White returns to Orica-GreenEdge, team makes external anti-doping report public

Anti-doping expert recommends White's reappointment following comprehensive review of team's policies

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French anti-doping agency wants UCI backing to store Tour de France samples for eight years

AFLD to co-operate with UCI on this year's 100th edition of Tour - but says final say on storage of samples rests with governing body

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AG2R La Mondiale sacks Sylvain Georges following positive test at Giro d’Italia

Team manager Lavenu says team will tighten internal controls; meanwhile, some of Tour de France roster confirmed

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Vacansoleil-DCM rider Nikita Novikov suspended after positive out-of-competition test

23-year-old Russian will be sacked if his B sample proves positive

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Digital EPO: smash your Strava times… by cheating

Website allows you to 'enhance' your ride performance from the comfort of your sofa

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Mauro Santambrogio provisionally suspended after positive EPO test at Giro

Second Vini Fantini - Selle Italia rider tests positive; Di Luca already kicked off the team

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“Stunned” – Johan Bruyneel slams USADA for publishing evidence ahead of arbitration hearing

Agency accused of breaching confidentiality by going public with allegations in Armstrong dossier

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Armstrong scandal: UCI decision to accept donation “sinister” if it suspected doping, says Ashenden

Was governing body's decision to accept cash from disgraced cyclist purely misjudgment, or did it hide something darker?

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“300 pages of smoking gun” – co-author of Tyler Hamilton book that accuses Lance Armstrong of doping

Publication of The Secret Race brought forward by a fortnight after Armstrong declined to fight USADA charges

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Texas judge throws out Lance Armstrong’s request for injunction against USADA

80-page brief filed by former Tour de France champion's legal team failed to meet rules on brevity and relevance of content

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UCI “shocked” and “indignant” about Tyler Hamilton’s “unfounded” 60 Minutes allegations

All guns blazing response from the blazer of Aigle

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