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Two riders out of Giro d'Italia after failing dope tests
Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni of Bardiani-CSF test positive for growth hormone at the end of April. Whole team now faces suspension
By Gregor Brown Published
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Doping bans for cocaine and cannabis will be heavily cut down
Athletes caught using drugs like cocaine and cannabis will face much shorter doping bans under new rules.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Former Team Sky rider banned for doping two years after he retired
A former Team Sky rider has been banned for doping, despite having retired two years ago.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI: we still have the best method for detecting motors in bikes
Governing body has tried thermal imaging cameras, but remains confident in its own methods
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Ezequiel Mosquera cleared of doping by Spanish court
Although Spanish civil court has cleared Ezequiel Mosquera of his 2010 doping ban, the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes the final decision
By Gregor Brown Published
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Watch: Tour de Pharmacy film trailer pokes fun at doping in pro cycling
The Tour de Pharmacy will be released in the USA on July 8, and will be a rather outrageous take on professional cycling's doping culture from the 1990s.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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‘My team-mate might not have been racing clean – that’s a bitter pill to swallow’: Tom Dumoulin responds as Georg Preidler charged with fraud
Tom Dumoulin has said the news that Georg Preidler may have doped in the 2017 Giro d’Italia is a “bitter pill to swallow.”
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Entire Brazilian team banned again just three months after completing previous suspension
The UCI has suspended an entire Brazilian professional continental level team from competition just three months after it had completed a previous ban.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Bora-Hansgrohe reveal former rider failed drugs test in 2016
Bora-Hansgrohe have announced that former rider Ralf Matzka tested positive for banned substance Tamoxifen in 2016, but expect him to be acquitted.
By Henry Robertshaw Published