Doping

Riders suspected of motor doping flee police after race in Italy

Two cyclists had been under suspicion for a while due to their results, says race organiser

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Two test positive for EPO at New York gran fondo

"We don't allow course-cutting at our races so why would we look the other way when it comes to doping?” say organisers

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Lance Armstrong “wouldn’t change a thing” about his doping – it’s all about learning and growth and all that…

“I was asking for them to come after me”

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UCI Gran Fondo world champion suspended for EPO

Raul Portillo won the time trial and road race in the 40-45 age category last year

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“Growing evidence” of more cyclists involved in blood doping probe

Prosecutors in Germany say 21 athletes across range of sports suspected of doping

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After Tramadol, UCI now plans to ban corticosteroids

UCI president David Lappartient says ban could come in next year

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Further delays to Richard Freeman tribunal reportedly due to his mental health

Preliminary arguments mean case involving ex-Team Sky and British Cycling medic is bound to run over the 20 days allotted to it

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Movistar’s Jaime Roson banned for four years

Adverse analytical finding dates back to his time with Caja Rural

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Cycling ranked 13th among all sports for doping and corruption cases in 2018

Track & field, baseball and weightlifting top the charts, corruption most endemic in football, cricket and tennis

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US amateur cyclist tests positive for five banned substances

Just the five

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Email claims testosterone patches sent to British Cycling “in error” – but is dated five months after delivery

Ex-Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman is alleged to have contacted supplier to ask them to send message

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UCI to ban use of controversial painkiller tramadol in competition from 1 March

Side-effects including drowsiness and loss of concentration have seen it blamed for crashes in the peloton

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Janez Brajkovic banned after failing drugs test, blames contaminated supplement

Slovenian also says he was bullied by team mates in past for not taking banned substances

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World record breaking 90-year-old cyclist who failed dope test employs Contador defence and accepts public warning

Carl Grove “most likely” ate contaminated meat while competing at US Masters Track National Championships

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Dr Richard Freeman will reportedly claim testosterone patches were for British Cycling officials, not riders

Former doctor to governing body and Team Sky faces General Medical Council tribunal in February

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“Maybe it was a dildo for Dave Brailsford” –Bradley Wiggins speculates on Jiffy Bag contents and claims “it was all set up to destroy me”

2012 Tour de France champ repeats claim he has no idea what was in package, but says someone is out to destroy his reputation (and he thinks he knows who it is)

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Lance Armstrong says his own attitude led to his downfall

47-year-old claims he would not have been sanctioned but for his aggressive defence against doping allegations

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Operation Puerto may close without cyclists being named

Wada reported to have identified seven athletes, four of whom are still active

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Team Sky Jiffy Bag doctor to face General Medical Council tribunal

Richard Freeman being investigated over delivery of testosterone patches to national cycling centre

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Sir Bradley Wiggins: Doping allegations “nearly killed my wife”

Tour de France winner also says he often speaks with Lance Armstrong- but hits out at Sir Dave Brailsford

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Lance Armstrong the ‘perfect winner’ of the Tour de France, says Sir Bradley Wiggins

Meanwhile reigning champion Geraint Thomas reveals he’s “barely spoken” with former team mate Wiggins in years, and reiterates view of TUEs

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Lance Armstrong’s former doctor has doping ban lifted

Dr Luis Garcia del Moral provided testimony against USPS team boss Johan Bruyneel and others

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MPCC calls for resignation of Wada president, citing handling of Chris Froome case

Wada says MPCC open letter contains ‘inaccuracies’

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Court orders release of Operacion Puerto blood bags

Could identities of athletes involved in scandal finally be revealed after more than a decade?

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Callum Skinner says Wada decision to lift Russia ban “just stinks basically”

“I feel like Wada’s worked incredibly hard for the people who’ve been sanctioned”

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Bahrain-Merida’s Kanstantin Siutsou tests positive for EPO

36-year-old who previously rode for Team Sky and HTC-High Road faces career-ending ban

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IOC president says war against doping can’t be won

Points to independent anti-doping body as being an important means of removing perceptions of conflicts of interest

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Chris Froome case has damaged WADA, claims USADA’s Travis Tygart

Man who brought down Lance Armstrong expresses concerns over what he sees as lack of transparency

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Clothing firm uses doping angle to sell its products

“Hopefully this free sample will get them hooked on doping and then they’ll keep crawling back for another fix”

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Lizzie Deignan: Chris Froome has not been given “fair process”

Rider who risked missing Rio Olympics after three missed drugs tests says whatever the outcome, Froome's reputation is "tarnished"

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