29 cases of alleged doping recorded in cycling in 2025, but
published February 16, 2025 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...
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]
Category:Doping cases in cycling
Doping cases in cycling. Been suspended by a sporting body (the UCI, the IOC, or one of their national federations) for illegal performance-enhancing drug use. Publicly admitted drug use. Been found to have taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs by a court of law. Been suspended by a sporting body for failure to submit to mandatory drug testing.
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 | 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 February 16, 2025 Spanish...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- What is the most commonly used substance in doping?
- From strychnine ... In the early years of doping the most commonly used substances were stryhnine, cocaine and alcohol. Later amphetamine became quite popular, and now EPO and substances which enhances oxygen transportation is the most popular. Strychnine is a defined as a stimulant in the WADA prohibited substance list.
- When did doping start?
- Testing for doping first started in 1966 by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the International Soccer Federation (FIFA). The year to follow the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published the first list of prohibited substances, a list which is now governed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
