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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
International Cycling Union launch anti-doping programme
In the wake of the recent scandals over drug use in cycling, including the Spanish drugs investigation and Floyd Landis' positive test for testosterone, the International Cycling Union is launching a new zero tolerance anti-doping programme in Paris on Friday.
International Cycling Union wants to clean up cycling's image that has been marred by all the bad press and said in a statement: "The future of our sport is at stake. The programme will restore the trust of all associated with the sport."
Under the new programme all riders on the ProTour will get random drugs tests whilst training and during their rest periods and there will be out-of-competition blood testing, which will look for evidence of blood manipulation and the use of blood-boosting drug EPO.
All riders will also be required to authorise DNA tests to identify them if prohibited substances are found and a blood profile of each cyclist will also be recorded.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said: "The UCI has just started to implement a new doping plan which is excellent and which I approve of."
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