NewsColombian Rider Beats Doping Ban With Contaminated Meat DefenseGermán Darío Gómez avoids a doping ban after the ITA finds contaminated meat caused his boldenone positive.Andrew HoodSeptember 25, 2026
NewsBack-Testing Snags Chinese Track Cyclist Lin in Decade-Old Doping CaseThe 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
Tour de FranceEvery Tour de France Rider Tested in Rest Day Anti-Doping SweepThe 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 FranceThe New Anti-Doping Strategy Behind the Middle-of-the-Night Tests at the Tour de France2 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, 2026Comment Icon5
Tour de FranceAnti-Doping Agency Defends Controversial 2 A.M. Tour de France TestsITA says surprise anti-doping controls protect testing integrity after Pogačar and Vingegaard were woken overnight at the Tour de France.Andrew HoodJuly 20, 2026Comment Icon9
Tour de FranceTour de France Riders Blast 2 A.M. Anti-Doping Controls, Even If Rules Allow ItTour 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, 2026Comment Icon3
Tour de FrancePogačar and Vingegaard Woken Overnight for Surprise Anti-Doping Tests Before Decisive Tour de France StageTadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard reveal overnight ITA anti-doping controls disrupted their sleep before decisive climbing stage at Tour de France. Andrew HoodJuly 19, 2026Comment Icon6
NewsCycling 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 FranceHow Tour de France Anti-Doping Is Changing for 2026More 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
NewsTeen Cyclist Busted in Steroid Doping CaseThere was no immediate reaction from the second-tier team, whose roster includes several former WorldTour riders.Andrew HoodApril 16, 2026
NewsWomen’s Racing Rocked by Doping Case as Italian Cyclist Tests PositiveItalian rider Linda Laporta faces suspension after a positive test for ostarine during the UAE Tour Women in rare doping case in women's peloton. Andrew HoodMarch 22, 2026
Road RacingCycling's Collective Punishment Anti-Doping Rule Is Brutal but NecessaryThe 'two-strikes-and-out' sanction for teams can seem blunt and unfair, but cycling’s history means the sport still can’t afford to let down its guard.Andrew HoodMarch 19, 2026Comment Icon4
NewsAmerican Cyclist Named in Doping Case That Suspends Another TeamA trio of biological passport cases sidelines a third-tier Portuguese team in the latest doping crackdown sweeping pro cycling.Andrew HoodMarch 14, 2026
NewsEntire Cycling Team Suspended in Latest Biological Passport Doping CaseVeteran Óscar Sevilla’s Medellín-EPM team banned for 30 days after passport violations involving two former riders.Andrew HoodMarch 18, 2026Comment Icon4
NewsMiguel Ángel López Vows to Appeal 4-Year BanUCI officials ruled that Colombian rider was guilty of an anti-doping violation 'for use and possession' of Menotropin during the 2022 Giro d'Italia.Andrew HoodMay 29, 2024
NewsGerman rider suspended by Jumbo-Visma for diureticMichel Hessmann is suspended until further notice, team officials said.Andrew HoodAugust 16, 2023
RoadDavid Lappartient: The doping days of Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich will never be backExclusive interview with the UCI president on all matters doping and the fight for clean cycling.Daniel BensonJune 7, 2022
RoadDavid Lappartient: ‘Riders come to me with question marks over doping’Do no positive tests mean no credibility? Exclusive interview with the UCI president on what it means if the ITA isn’t catching WorldTour cheats.Daniel BensonApril 8, 2022
