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
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
List of doping cases in cycling 0–9 Doping at the 1998 Tour de France Doping at the 1999 Tour de France Doping at the 2007 Tour de France A Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Stefano Agostini (cyclist) Raúl Alarcón Cristina Alcalde Rolf Aldag Uwe Ampler Kim Andersen (cyclist) Frankie Andreu Jacques Anquetil Tatiana Antoshina Davide Appollonio Lance Armstrong
Cycling moves down sports' doping list three places to 8th
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 - Wikiwand
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] It is neither a list of shame nor a list of illegality, as the first laws were not passed until 1965 and their implementation is an ongoing developing process.
- How many doping cases are there in cycling?
- 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). In the Anti-Doping Database we have, as of today, more than 930 cases involving doping in cycling. From strychnine ...
- 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.
- When did doping start in cycling?
- Cycling has a long history of doping which dates back into the end of the 19th century. Since doping was not illegal in sport until the 1920s athletes could use any substance they felt gave them a boost without being sanctioned. In 1928 that changed a bit when the IAAF became the first international sport federation to ban doping.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
