Doping

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke unhappy at being given Category 2 licence

Banned rider looking to return to racing in Devon next month

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British amateur banned for doping says rival spiked his drink

National 12-hour time trial champion, Robin Townsend, was banned for four years after testing positive for a banned stimulant

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Italian jazz musician banned from competitive cycling for doping

60-year-old tested positive after amateur race in August

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Tour Down Under; Jay McCarthy takes Stage 2 and race lead (+ video highlights)

Crash holds up Simon Gerrans and Geraint Thomas but neither loses tine

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Paolo Bettini: Cycling “the best sport” in fighting doping

Former world champion says others can learn from cycling's example

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Brailsford: Teams should publish rider performance data

Team Sky boss urges greater transparency

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UCI appeals decision to clear Russian Olympic medallist of doping

Olga Zabelinskaya won bronze medals in road race and time trial at London 2012

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German dopers could face three years in jail

WADA has previously said that it is against athletes being sanctioned through criminal law

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Luca Paolini admits cocaine use

Rider who tested positive on Tour de France also says he was addicted to sleeping pills

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Four-year ban for using steroids for amateur British cyclist

Andrew Hastings of Richardsons-Trek RT tested positive for steroids

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British Junior National 10-mile TT champion admits EPO use

Gabriel Evans won title after he had been reported to UK Anti-Doping for possession of banned substance

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Lance Armstrong says everyone would dope if they could get away with it

Disgraced cyclist also tells The Times that legalising doping would be a bad idea

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Eddy Merckx: Chris Froome’s data release “the end of cycling”

Cannibal says he doubts Tour de France winner's decision will appease the sceptics

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Chris Froome releases performance data – but will it silence critics?

"I know my results will stand the test of time," says Tour de France champion

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Contador – Froome data release won’t silence sceptics

Says increased openness will probably have more impact than the data itself

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Chris Froome to release post-Tour de France test data next month

Data plus figures from 2007 will be published in Esquire on 3 December

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Lance Armstrong confessed, now’s your turn … do you have one of his yellow jerseys?

We reckon there loads of them out there ... and we are on a mission to track them down

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Lance Armstrong yellow jersey goes for a song at auction – but his reaction is priceless

It went for rather less than the $500k his Damien Hirst Butterfly Bike fetched in 2009

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Government considering making doping a criminal offence

Minister's comments come as UK Anti-Doping braces itself for huge funding cut

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‘Integrity of UK sport is at risk’ says UKAD chairman after being told by government to expect huge budget cut

Chairman says 25 per cent cut would mean organisation would be ‘almost dead in the water’

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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke says he plans to race for himself when ban expires

Banned former Team Sky rider says he has turned down offers from domestic teams

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Film review: Make like Lance and get with The Program (plus trailer + video)

Well-told story of rise & fall of Armstrong but if you want to know what really makes him tick you'll be disappointed

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Police investigating Rubik Cube-solving Boris Biker (+ video)

Royal Parks brands Italian visitor "reckless" after he posts video to YouTube of ride in Hyde Park

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Michele Ferrari tries to have Lance Armstrong film The Program blocked

Banned doctor claims he never injected disgraced cyclist with EPO, as shown in one scene

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Tour de France winners’ blood samples to be stored for 10 years for retesting

AFLD and CADF say samples from top 5 riders on GC being kept as they report on this year's race

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Judge orders Nike to turn Lance Armstrong communications over to the government

Decision yet to be reached on financial information requested by Armstrong from Nike

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Lance Armstrong settles $10 million Tour de France bonus case

Disgraced cyclist also apologises to insurance company involved

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British cyclist Dan Stevens to serve 21 month doping ban

Stevens now the third Brit banned for doping - sentence reduced after he gave doping information

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Video: New trailer released for Lance Armstrong film, The Program

Movie based on David Walsh's book hits UK cinemas next month

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Ben Foster says he doped to prepare for role as Lance Armstrong

Method approach extended to taking performance-enhancing drugs

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