List of doping cases in cycling
Henri Pélissier, Francis Pélissier, and Charles Pélissier of France – In 1924, following their abandoning of the Tour de France, the first real drug scandal arose when the Pélissier brothers gave an extraordinary interview to journalist Albert Londres.
29 cases of alleged doping recorded in cycling in 2025, but
There were 29 cases of alleged doping in cycling in 2025, according to figures released today by anti-doping union Movement for a Credible Cycling (MPCC). This is 10 more cases than in 2025, and
Sports doping worldwide - statistics & facts | Statista
During that same year, the share of anti-doping rule violations reported worldwide by outcome revealed that 57 percent of violations resulted in sanctions. Bodybuilding and athletics were the...
Doping | Cycling Weekly
29 cases of alleged doping recorded in cycling in 2025, but only one at WorldTour Most came from semi-professional ranks, MPCC finds By Tom Davidson Published 16 February 23.
Number of doping violations worldwide in cycling
Feb 3, 2025 The cycling discipline with the highest number of anti-doping rule violations worldwide in 2025 was road cycling, with 93 violations. The same year, there were 30 anti-doping...
- Is'mechanical doping' in cycling a 'technical fraud'?
- Almost six years since the first allegations of "mechanical doping" in cycling the UCI, during the Women's under-23 race, for the first time in cycling history found evidence of technological fraud when they checked the bicycle of Femke Van den Driessche. The UCI had been testing a new detection system.
- What is Operación Puerto doping case?
- Operación Puerto doping case (meaning Operation Mountain Pass) is a Spanish doping case against doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and a number of accomplices, started in May 2006. He is accused of administering prohibited doping products to 200 professional athletes, to enhance their performance.
- What is a doping incident?
- Thus the list contains doping incidents, those who have tested positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or have been suspended by a sports governing body for failure to submit to mandatory drug testing.
- Did CSC team members violate anti-doping rules?
- The report said that CSC team leaders and staff Bjarne Riis, Johnny Weltz, Alex Pedersen, and a number of Danish former riders, of whom only Nicki Sørensen and Frank Høj were named, had all violated applicable anti-doping rules, but that the statute of limitations (8 years) prevented ADD from opening doping cases against them.
- Who is involved in the Mantova doping investigation?
- On 6 April 2010, Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport revealed the Mantova doping investigation, an investigation based around the town of Mariana Mantovana in Lombardy, which had been commenced by Italian police. It reported that the investigation could involve 54 people relating to events in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
- Did Filippo Simeoni use doping?
- Filippo Simeoni of Italy admitted in 2002 that he was instructed by doctor Michele Ferrari in 1996 and 1997 on how to use the EPO and Human Growth Hormone that were prescribed. He also testified in court that he had used doping since 1993. Dr.
