List of doping cases in cycling
The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professional cycling, where doping means "use of physiological substances or abnormal method to obtain an artificial increase of performance." [1]
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...
Cycling moves down sports' doping list three places to 8th
Cycling had the eighth-most doping cases in 2025, according to the Movement For Credible Cycling's 2025 'credibility barometer'. The sport has dropped three places, from fifth the previous...
MPCC signals 'alarming' rise in doping cases in cycling
Athletics was at the top of the list with 81 doping cases, followed by weightlifting with 78, baseball with 61, and American football with 42 cases. Cycling was in fifth place with 32...
Doping in Cycling: Past and Present - ResearchGate
As a result, doping and professional road cycling have a long intertwined history. In this chapter, first an overview of the most important doping products that were used throughout the twentieth
- How many alleged doping cases are there in cycling in 2022?
- Here’s how it works. There were 29 cases of alleged doping in cycling in 2022, according to figures released today by anti-doping union Movement for a Credible Cycling (MPCC). This is 10 more cases than in 2021, and the second highest tally in the past eight years.
- 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.
- Was Athletics the worst sport for doping and fraud?
- The MPCC created an infographic to highlight how athletics was the worst sport for doping and fraud. 120 cases of doping, fraud, match fixing and corruption that often concerned staff of the athletes, were recorded. Weightlifting had 68, cycling 29 and swimming 10.
- 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.
- 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 did UCI say about anti-doping rules in 2006?
- The UCI summary of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006' stated "disqualification and ineligibility for 4 months". Garcia Quesada Adolfo of Spain tested positive for Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in competition on 19 May 2006.
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