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Racing One Gravel Race Just Added Two Months to Evan Boyle’s Whereabouts Ban

USADA says the 22-year-old American did not realize the Dust Bowl 100 was sanctioned. He now gets two extra months tacked onto his whereabouts ban.

Andrew HoodSeptember 9, 20261

Road Racing

Former South African Champion Suspended, Booted from Tour of Britain for Suspected Peptide Doping

S’annara Grove leaves her team hanging at Tour of Britain after drug tests from the Commonwealth Games return an adverse analytical finding.

Jim CottonAugust 21, 2026

News

Italian Rider Giovanni Carboni Banned Four Years in Latest Biological Passport Doping Case

Italian rider Giovanni Carboni received a four-year ban after experts linked suspicious blood values from the 2024 Tour of Langkawi to doping.

Andrew HoodAugust 6, 2026

Road Racing

UCI Defends Contentious Dope Test Strategy after Pogačar and Vingegaard Targeted at Tour de France

Governing body argues overnight testing at the Tour serves as a warning as it monitors micro-doping threat: 'We always have suspicion.'

Jim CottonAugust 4, 2026

News

Back-Testing Snags Chinese Track Cyclist Lin in Decade-Old Doping Case

The case shows how cycling's anti-doping strategy has evolved from finish-line controls to surprise testing and the retesting of stored samples.

Andrew HoodJuly 30, 2026

News

Ex-Pro Danilo Napolitano Banned 20 Years in Doping Case Linked to Italian Junior Team

Danilo Napolitano and a former team manager were banned in a doping case involving one of Italy's leading junior cycling teams.

Andrew HoodJuly 27, 2026

Tour de France

Waiting for Results of Anti-Doping Tests at the Tour de France? Don’t Hold Your Breath

International Testing Agency clarifies exactly what will and won’t be communicated after controversial Tour night time testing.

Shane StokesJuly 26, 20264

Tour de France

Weddings, Taxis and Video Games: The Tour Peloton’s Funniest Drug Test Stories

Being available to be tested every day of the year throws up strange and amusing scenarios. Kuss, O'Connor and other stars tell all.

Andy McGrathJuly 23, 2026

Tour de France

‘This Is Effectively a Warrant’: Sports Scientist Speaks on the Tour de France Night Time Doping Tests

Sports scientist Ross Tucker discusses the controversial decision to test Tour de France riders at night.

Shane StokesJuly 22, 20262

Tour de France

Every Tour de France Rider Tested in Rest Day Anti-Doping Sweep

The ITA collected samples from the entire Tour peloton for biological passport analysis amid criticism over surprise overnight controls as UCI shows public support.

Andrew HoodJuly 22, 2026

Tour de France

The New Anti-Doping Strategy Behind the Middle-of-the-Night Tests at the Tour de France

2 a.m. hotel visits, a French judge's ruling, and cycling's new anti-doping playbook: What's behind the spike in surprise testing at the Tour de France.

Andrew HoodJuly 22, 20265

Tour de France

Remco Evenepoel Latest Target of Late Night Dope Test at the Tour de France

Evenepoel and Red Bull tested Monday night ahead of stage 16 TT as the Tour de France descends deeper into dope testing debate.

Jim CottonJuly 21, 2026

Tour de France

Jonathan Vaughters, Riders’ Association Weigh in on Tour de France 2 a.m. Anti-Doping Test

The debate continues over the appropriateness of the late-night anti-doping tests against Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard.

Shane StokesJuly 21, 2026

Tour de France

Anti-Doping Agency Defends Controversial 2 A.M. Tour de France Tests

ITA says surprise anti-doping controls protect testing integrity after Pogačar and Vingegaard were woken overnight at the Tour de France.

Andrew HoodJuly 20, 20269

Tour de France

Dope Tests and Personal Blame: Vingegaard and Visma Open up on the Crash That Changed the Tour de France

Vingegaard recounts devastating crash that forced him out of the Tour de France as speculation swirls over impact of overnight dope test.

Jim CottonJuly 20, 20264

Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar Claims Doping Officials Were Outside The Rules

Tour de France leader reflects on ‘strange’ testing and accepts overnight anti-doping vists are necessary to prove he is clean.

Andy McGrathJuly 19, 20262

Tour de France

Tour de France Riders Blast 2 A.M. Anti-Doping Controls, Even If Rules Allow It

Tour de France riders condemn overnight anti-doping controls that woke Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar, though regulations allow surprise testing at any time.

Andrew HoodJuly 19, 20263

Tour de France

Pogačar and Vingegaard Woken Overnight for Surprise Anti-Doping Tests Before Decisive Tour de France Stage

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard reveal overnight ITA anti-doping controls disrupted their sleep before decisive climbing stage at Tour de France.

Andrew HoodJuly 19, 20266

News

Cycling Moves Closer to Game-Changing Anti-Doping 'Power Passport'

Exclusive: ITA testing chief Oliver Banuls explains how riders' power data could become the next intelligence tool in cycling's fight against doping.

Andrew HoodJuly 5, 2026

Tour de France

How Tour de France Anti-Doping Is Changing for 2026

More than 360 pre-race tests, 600 race samples, police cooperation and even power-data monitoring. Here's how cycling's anti-doping program is evolving.

Andrew HoodJuly 2, 2026