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Road Training

Peptides: Huge Promises, Unproven Hype

What cyclists need to know about peptides like BPC-157 as officials move toward legitimizing drugs that claim to supercharge recovery and wellness.

Jim CottonSeptember 24, 20261

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

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

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

News

One of Cycling's Longest Doping Investigations Finally Has a Verdict

A Spanish court just handed down the most severe criminal sentence since the Puerto doping case. A package linked to Miguel Ángel López was intercepted.

Andrew HoodMay 29, 2026

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Amateur Cyclist Busted a Second Time for Doping with EPO in Gran Fondo Racing

An Italian amateur cyclist tests positive for EPO for a second time in the latest doping scandal to rock gran fondo racing.

Andrew HoodMay 5, 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

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Teen Cyclist Busted in Steroid Doping Case

There was no immediate reaction from the second-tier team, whose roster includes several former WorldTour riders.

Andrew HoodApril 16, 2026

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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

Road Training

Why the Biological Passport Is the Most Controversial but Crucial Anti-Doping Tool in Sport

This 'indirect' oversight system doesn’t catch cheaters red-handed, but it can still end careers. Here's how it works across world sport.

Jim CottonMarch 19, 20261

Road Racing

Anti-Doping Group Approves New American Team After Extra Scrutiny of Staff's Doping Past

Provisional approval to join the anti-doping advocacy group MPCC comes after deeper vetting tied to George Hincapie and Bobby Julich’s racing histories.

Andrew HoodFebruary 9, 2026

News

Colombian Axed from Team in Cycling's Latest Doping Case

Team Polti VisitMalta — owned by ex-pros Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso — immediately released Colombian rider at center of latest anti-doping case.

Andrew HoodJanuary 28, 20261

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Doping Shock as Junior Rider Tests Positive for Meth at Road Worlds

The cycling governing body said the doping case involved an 18-year-old junior from Azerbaijan in an 'intelligence-led' control.

Andrew HoodNovember 18, 20253

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Ozempic and Other Weight Loss Wonder Drugs Could Be Banned in Sport Before the LA Olympics

Is the drive to race lean reaching new extremes? The czars of anti-doping, WADA, think so, with weight loss drugs now under scrutiny.

Jeremy WhittleNovember 16, 2025

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Miguel Ángel López Vows to Appeal 4-Year Ban

UCI 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

News

World Anti Doping Agency Officially Adds Tramadol to Banned List

The painkiller was already banned during competition by the UCI in 2019.

Shane StokesDecember 1, 2023

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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

Cyclocross Racing

Toon Aerts vows to fight two-year racing ban

Belgian cyclocross star denies knowingly taking banned substances, and vows to legally challenge a ban.

Andrew HoodDecember 29, 2022