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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

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Rising American Cycling Talent Hit With 16-Month Racing Ban

Promising American cyclist and 2025 US nationals runner-up Evan Boyle accepts USADA ban after three whereabouts failures within a year.

Andrew HoodApril 30, 2026

News

American Cyclist Gets 3-Year Ban in Latest Doping Case Linked to Supplement

Officials warn that DHEA is sold over the counter but remains banned in sport after the latest cycling doping case.

Andrew HoodMarch 28, 2026

Road Racing

Cycling's Collective Punishment Anti-Doping Rule Is Brutal but Necessary

The '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, 20264

News

Ready for Another Lance Armstrong Biopic? ‘Elvis’ Actor Tapped to Star in New Movie

Hollywood to revisit cycling’s most notorious doping scandal, with Austin Butler set to portray Lance Armstrong in a new biopic in the works.

Andrew HoodFebruary 7, 20264

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Lance Armstrong returns to prime time with new Fox reality series

William Shatner to host ‘Stars on Mars’ in which the celebrities will face off for a fictional trip to the red planet.

VeloNews.comMay 7, 2023

News

Katerina Nash cleared of doping allegation

UCI vice president and Olympian told investigators the product was used to treat her pet dog.

Andrew HoodMarch 3, 2023

Road Culture

VN Archives: Jonathan Vaughters — What can we believe?

In a column from 2012, Jonathan Vaughters dived into some data to show how cycling was entering a very different phase in its evolution.

Jonathan VaughtersNovember 13, 2022

Road

David Walsh: Lance Armstrong’s punishment was 'draconian and probably excessive, but that was on him'

'The bloody-mindedness that underpinned his seven Tour victories was the same bloody-mindedness that led to the loss of all those Tours and the lifetime ban,' writes Irish journalist.

Daniel BensonOctober 17, 2022

Road

USADA bans New Zealand cyclist Olivia Ray for two and a half years

A whistleblower tipped off the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in December 2021 about suspicions surrounding Ray, who was living and racing in the United States.

Andrew HoodSeptember 22, 2022

News

USADA hands Jackson Huntley Nash a lifetime ban for multiple anti-doping rule violations

"This is yet another case that demonstrates the power of investigations in the shared fight to protect sport and athletes’ rights," says Travis Tygart.

William TracyAugust 10, 2022

Gravel

USADA's arrival at Unbound Gravel is a welcome move, but is it enough?

Some testing is better than no testing, but as gravel expands and the incentives increase so do the anti-doping measures.

Daniel BensonJune 3, 2022

Gravel

USADA will be at Unbound Gravel

The federal anti-doping agency will test three random men and three random women who are part of the Life Time Grand Prix series.

Betsy WelchJune 1, 2022

News

USADA bans masters track champion Brian Abers for anti-doping rule violation

US anti-doping chiefs hand Abers one-year ban following positive test at last summer's masters track national championships.

VeloNews.comMarch 18, 2022

Cyclocross Racing

Katie Compton on USADA ban: 'I have always been a clean athlete'

Katie Compton has said she never intentionally or knowingly took a banned substance after USADA issued her a four-year ban.

VeloNews.comAugust 11, 2021

Cyclocross Racing

USADA: Katie Compton accepts four-year ban after testing positive for anabolic agent

Katie Compton has accepted a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned anabolic agent, USADA has announced.

VeloNews.comAugust 11, 2021