by Justin Davis PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) - Potential drugs cheats at the 2009 Tour de France will face the biggest anti-doping army ever seen at a major sports event next month, UCI chief Pat McQuaid has warned. McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), was speaking here Wednesday as he officially welcomed the French National Anti Doping Agency (AFLD) back … [Read more...]
Lance Armstrong Hits 24th Anti-Doping Control
March 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
American Lance Armstrong said Tuesday he was subjected to his 24th anti-doping control since August 2008, a month before he officially announced his comeback to professional road cycling. The seven-time Tour de France winner is training in Nice ahead of this weekend's Milan-San Remo race, the opening one-day classic of the season and one of only five one-day 'monuments' on cycling's historic … [Read more...]
Anti-Doping Scientist Hails Blood Passport Impact
March 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 9, 2009 (AFP) - The scientist responsible for the implementation of cycling's biological passport system says some sports are 10 years behind cycling when it comes to anti-doping procedures. Dr Neil Robinson, who works at an anti-doping laboratory here, said on Monday that the deterrent effect of the passports - which contain a personal record of each cyclist's … [Read more...]
UCI and AFLD Reach AN Anti-Doping Collaboration
March 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) reached an agreement on Friday over drug-testing measures in the Paris-Nice stage race, which starts on Sunday. This new agreement will strengthen the anti-doping stance that professional cycling has worked very hard to create. "There was a strong desire on both sides to work together," UCI president Pat McQuaid … [Read more...]
Team Type 1 Announces Internal Anti-Doping Testing Program
March 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Atlanta — Team Type 1 announced today that it has launched its first anti-doping testing program. The world's only professional cycling team that includes riders who have Type 1 diabetes administered blood and urine tests to its riders at training camp in Buellton, Calif., in late January. The samples were tested and analyzed by Scott Analytics Inc., an independent anti-doping test agency in … [Read more...]
Rock Racing Owner Michael Ball Sounds Off on Exclusion of Select Riders from Tour of California
February 16, 2008 By 4 Comments
Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball called a press conference at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto today to discuss, according to a team spokesman, “the Rock racing team for 2008, some of the anti-doping policies and integrity of Rock Racing, the changes needed in the sport today, specifically the need for a rider’s union and rider’s rights, a new business model for cycling and finally, … [Read more...]