Cycling moves down sports' doping list three places to 8th, with 18
There were 18 recorded doping cases in cycling in 2025, compared with the 113 in track and field that topped the list, and the 50 of second-place weightlifting. These 18 cases in...
List of doping cases in cycling
Stripped European Athletics C'ships medals. Drugs banned from the Olympics. MLB players suspended for doping. MLB players in the Mitchell Report. Anti-doping bodies. v. t. e. 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
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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...
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There have been countless doping cases in cycling over the years, from the biggest names in the sport down to riders hanging on at the bottom of the food chain. As such, we've seen all manner...
- 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.
- How do amateur cyclists use official doping cases?
- As shown above, use behaviours of official doping cases among amateur cyclists fit into six distinct types that differ along lines of age, extrinsic reward potential, likely mode of ingestion, drug effect, and medical necessity. Rather than trying to apply rules aimed at elite athletes to amateurs, a different approach is necessary.
- Are non-elite cyclists doping?
- In the case of non-elite American cycling, there is specific evidence of doping from a number of sources that suggest the sanctioned cases are only a small fraction of the reality of doping sub-cultures in competitive cycling.
- Is doping a problem for amateur cyclists?
- Their cases were highlighted in the New York Times (Dreier, 2012) and elsewhere, revealing that doping was increasingly prevalent among amateur cyclists. This finding was supported by findings in the CIRC Report (2015) and recent research on amateur cyclists (Henning & Dimeo, 2015).
- Are professional cycling and doping linked?
- For many, professional cycling and doping will always be linked, the past ‘misdemeanours’ of Lance Armstrong and numerous others tarnishing the sport forever.
- How many cases are there in cycling?
- The 29 cases recorded in cycling, the MPCC revealed, came from 15 countries and were split across six disciplines. The vast majority of the cases - 23 out of 29 - involved male riders. Still, the union was optimistic about the results, citing that only two cases came from the sport’s uppermost tiers of racing, the WorldTour and the ProTour.
