UCI Officially Adopts Biological Passports Into Rulebook
PARIS, June 13, 2008 (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Friday said the biological passport system to check cyclists’ blood-levels
will be formally introduced into its anti-doping rulebook next season.
The system, which records and charts blood and urine levels, is seen as a new and effective weapon in the fight against doping.
The decision was taken at a UCI Management Committee meeting in Denmark.
“The Management Committee decided to incorporate the biological passport officially into the Anti-Doping Rules,” a UCI statement said Friday.
“Riders may now be disciplined under the Anti-Doping Rules on the basis of the biological passport.”
The biological passport is part of UCI’s battle against doping.
In March it set up an anti-doping foundation with an annual budget of five million euros in a bid to rid the under-fire sport of cheats.
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