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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italian racer provisionally suspended following Enobosarm positive at UAE Tour Women ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linda Laporta returned positive test for SARM on first day of race ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GxxFuugkKDWfxEYAKmm56a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Linda Laporta in action at the 2025 UAE Tour Women]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 06: Linda Laporta of Italy and Team BePink - Imatra - Bongioanni attacks during the 3rd UAE Tour Women, Stage 1 a 149km stage from Dubai Police Officer&amp;apos;s Club to Dubai Harbour / #UCIWWT / on February 06, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 06: Linda Laporta of Italy and Team BePink - Imatra - Bongioanni attacks during the 3rd UAE Tour Women, Stage 1 a 149km stage from Dubai Police Officer&amp;apos;s Club to Dubai Harbour / #UCIWWT / on February 06, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Portuguese team handed racing suspension following multiple doping cases within the same year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Portuguese squad Feirense-Beeceler banned for 22 days after three Biological Passport cases dating to 2022 and 2023 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:02:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EoBR7MDFwFVSm7YLWnWZM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venceslau Fernandes, seen here at the 2021 Volta ao Algarve, is among the Feirense riders to have fallen foul of Biological Passport rules]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[TAVIRA, PORTUGAL - MAY 07: Venceslau Fernandes of Portugal and Team Antarte - Feirense during the 47th Volta Ao Algarve 2021, Stage 3 a 203,1km stage from Faro to Tavira / @VoltAlgarve / #VAlgarve2021 / on May 07, 2021 in Tavira, Portugal. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colombian team handed 30-day racing ban following two doping cases in 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Medellin-EPM out of action in April after Biological Passport cases of Aldemar Reyes and Fabio Duarte ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:23:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:23:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p3BLMMaQZsY9B7M9sYBP3Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fabio Duarte pictured at the 2020 Vuelta a Colombia]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[EL ONCE - ALTO VERJÓN, COLOMBIA - FEBRUARY 16: Start / Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo of Colombia and Team Medellin Blue Mountain Jersey / during the 3rd Tour of Colombia 2020, Stage 6 a 182,6km stage from Zipaquirá to El Once - Alto Verjón 3290m / @TourColombiaUCI / #TourColombia2020 / on February 16, 2020 in El Once - Alto Verjón, Colombia. (Photo by Maximiliano Blanco/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Modern Adventure provisionally admitted to anti-doping group MPCC after 'additional due diligence' over doping pasts of team management ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'The sport has been damaged by doping scandals, and we have an opportunity to be part of rebuilding that trust' says manager George Hincapie ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:52:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:31:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wEmEimUDYpMUHGokK4FGTe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Modern Adventure Pro Cycling in action at the AlUla Tour]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ALULA - CAMEL CUP TRACK, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 27: Sean Christian of United States and Team Modern Adventure Pro Cycling competes during the 6th AlUla Tour 2026, Stage 1 a 158km stage from AlUla Camel Cup Track to AlUla Camel Cup Track on January 27, 2026 in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colombian track star receives 18-month ban from UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal over three whereabouts failures in less than a year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Double Track World Championships silver medallist Martha Bayona sanctioned until October 2026 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:42:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aW3pDVbMp8fh7dF9jGvC4N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Polti VisitMalta rider provisionally suspended by UCI and team after adverse finding in anti-doping test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ German Darío Gómez returned positive for anabolic steroid, Boldenone ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:06:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:09:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CafLz5fFBMbXoxNStnF77S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Germán Darío Gómez during a 2025 race]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Germán Darío Gómez during a 2025 race]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From suspended prison sentences to reality TV - What happened to Festina's infamous 1998 Tour de France team after the affair that 'almost killed French cycling'? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Festina Affair revealed the widespread use of doping and EPO in the 1990s, sparked the downfall of Richard Virenque and eventually changed French cycling forever, but where are the team, including Laurent Brochard, Alex Zülle and team soigneur Willy Voet, today? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:51:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:13:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nj4nEoFrStjggGmsKGTTXD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Festina poster boy Richard Virenque swarmed by press at the team&#039;s hotel]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[FRANCE - JULY 18: TOUR DE FRANCE 1998; Ausschluss des FESTINA TEAMS wegen DOPING Verdachts; Richard VIRENQUE/FRA - FESTINA TEAM FAHRER - (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Bongarts/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'In any sport I think it's impossible to go: Oh yeah, the sport is 100% clean' – 2025 Tour de France leader Ben Healy points out potential upper limit of anti-doping measures  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Irishman dreaming of Tour de France success but recognises World Championships as major priority in 2026 and 2027 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:10:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:56:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VmpJoqZWMFDrQ8caFjw4MZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ben Healy in one of his last races of 2025]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ben Healy in one of his last races of 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anti-doping group MPCC calls on UCI to 'stop the escalating medicalisation of the sport,' citing ketones and Tapendatol use ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ MPCC criticises UCI's recent statements and requests governing body 'take action against the expansion of the so-called grey area' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:06:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matilda Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8k6SXbb6jL6DZSJxhYFt73-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ketones (used here by Remco Evenepoel) is one of the topics dividing the MPCC and UCI]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step pictured after stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdevoluy (177,8 km), in France, on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step pictured after stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdevoluy (177,8 km), in France, on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UCI suspends Portuguese rider in eighth biological passport case of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 36-year-old banned for four years for blood values from 2018, 2023 and 2024 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ laura@cyclingnews.com (Laura Weislo) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Weislo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aseiWDtnnLDvLdkuMKTWTH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antonio Carvalho racing for Efapel back in 2021]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Antonio Carvalho racing for Efapel back in 2021]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unibet Rose Rockets terminate Giovanni Carboni's contract following biological passport suspension ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Italian had been provisionally suspended by the UCI in September ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:03:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XgJTfVPdnxUJPs5VrVTMJA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Azerbaijani racer suspended after testing positive for methamphetamine at Rwanda World Championships ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 18-year-old rider Artyom Proskuryakov tested positive on day of junior men's time trial ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:49:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artyom Proskuryakov in action at the junior men&#039;s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 23: Artyom Proskuryakov and Team Azerbaijan competes during the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025 -  Men Junior Individual Time Trial a 22.6km race from Kigali to Kigali on September 23, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'My second career starts today' – Toon Aerts emotional after claiming first major title since doping suspension ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Belgian wins European Championships, marking just his second win since serving a two-year ban ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:03:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matilda Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yCnHbjjbLNEwsFZNwnRuc3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Belgian Toon Aerts celebrates his golden medal on the podium of the elite men race at the UEC Cyclocross European Championships, Sunday 09 November 2025, in Middelkerke.BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Belgian Toon Aerts celebrates his golden medal on the podium of the elite men race at the UEC Cyclocross European Championships, Sunday 09 November 2025, in Middelkerke.BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We have to do something about the motorbikes influencing the racing' – An investigation into the dark art of using moto slipstreams in bike races ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is utilising TV motorbike slipstreams just 'part of the game', influencing races unfairly, or downright cheating? What are the ways to stop it? We investigate ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KTCZBzXR3mkb6XJiVUcnBe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Slovenian Tadej Pogacar pictured in action during the elite men road race (267,5 km) at the cycling road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, Sunday 28 September 2025. The 2025 UCI Road World Championships take place from 21 to 28 September in Kigali, Rwanda. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Slovenian Tadej Pogacar pictured in action during the elite men road race (267,5 km) at the cycling road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, Sunday 28 September 2025. The 2025 UCI Road World Championships take place from 21 to 28 September in Kigali, Rwanda. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Portuguese veteran suspended by UCI in another case of unexplained abnormalities in Athlete Biological Passport  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ António Carvalho, 36, most recently rode for Continental team Feirense-Beeceler and is a three-time Volta a Portugal stage winner ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I am a clean athlete and a person of integrity' – Oier Lazkano protests innocence following UCI suspension ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spanish racer has been provisionally suspended over 'unexplained abnormalities' in his Biological Passport ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HqfQ3g77dXPoHuwY4PaLsk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Movistar deny any knowledge of Oier Lazkano Biological Passport abnormalities  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spanish squad says they only became aware of the case against Lazkano on the same day it was made public, and that it was 'materially impossible to know, or even intuit, any anomaly' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:18:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The abnormalities in Lazkano&#039;s Biological Passport were all detected during his time with Movistar]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ARCHIDONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 23: Oier Lazkano of Spain and Team Movistar meets the fans at start prior to the La Vuelta - 79th Tour of Spain 2024, Stage 7 a 180.5km stage from Archidona to Cordoba / #UCIWT / on August 23, 2024 in Archidona, Spain.  (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Classics specialist Oier Lazkano suspended, loses Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe contract over Biological Passport values ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spaniard who has not raced since April 'provisionally suspended' by UCI ]]>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oier Lazkano during the 2025 Volta ao Algarve ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[VILA REAL SANTO ANTONIO PORTUGAL  FEBRUARY 21 Oier Lazkano of Spain and Team Red Bull  BORA  hansgrohe prior to the 51st Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta Stage 3 a 1835km stage from Vila Real Santo Antonio to Tavira on February 21 2025 in Vila Real Santo Antonio Portugal Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Former WorldTour rider Vinicius Rangel Costa banned for 20 months over whereabouts failures ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brazilian missed three whereabouts for anti-doping controls in a year ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ laura@cyclingnews.com (Laura Weislo) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Weislo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mn6Ut2Qb4nCpKKkFdPfiYi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vinicius Rangel Costa]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brazil&#039;s Vinicius Rangel Costa cycles past Moulin Rouge dancers performing the cancan outside the Moulin Rouge cabaret during the men&#039;s cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UCI ketones statement only introduces more anti-doping grey areas, the exact thing cycling doesn't need – Opinion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recommending against certain products or practices but not banning them blurs the line in a sport where the boundaries need to be clear ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:28:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:38:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ketones are used by many riders in the peloton]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step pictured after stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdevoluy (177,8 km), in France, on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step pictured after stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdevoluy (177,8 km), in France, on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UCI recommends against use of legal ketone supplements among professional cyclists due to lack of evidence of performance benefits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ketones remain legal but UCI joins MPCC in stance against their use ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:46:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dutch rider eyes potential Unbound participation, coaching and conferences as options ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i5CbzvQfj3dDdBo2QcCBin-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Déjà vu? Jan-Willem van Schip booted from yet another race for UCI-illegal bike setup ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Parkhotel Valkenburg set to appeal the ruling, with a decision due ahead of stage 2 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:09:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ josh.croxton@futurenet.com (Josh Croxton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Croxton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nh8aXR3w5BVYKCSSWxKdZJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bradley Wiggins says 'Sky chucked me under a bus' over doping accusations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ahead of new book release, former racer talks about return to cycling and recovery from cocaine addiction and bankruptcy ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:07:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:11:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-distance rider Sofiane Sehili remains under arrest in Russia after appeal rejected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ French rider faces up to two years in prison if accusation of illegal border-crossing upheld ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:55:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ELDEVCNZDD6xY45Y73NbWn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UCI bans Portuguese team for 20 days following two anti-doping rule violations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ APHotels & Resorts-Tavira-SC Farense out of action from October 23 in wake of Venceslau Fernandes and Delio Fernández biological passport cases ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:48:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MeJ5cKvQbwy2VWU2rnjSHV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Delio Fernández and Venceslau Fernandes of the Portuguese Tavira team, pictured here in 2023, returned &quot;unexplained abnormalities&quot; in their biological passports]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA - JANUARY 22: A general view of Delio Fernandez of Portugal, Alvaro Trueba of Spain, Venceslau Fernandes of Portugal, Ruben Simao of Portugal, Rafael Lourenço of Portugal, Carlos Salgueiro of Portugal and Team APHotels and Resorts - Tavira prior to the 39th Vuelta a San Juan International 2023, Stage 1 a 143,9km stage from San Juan to San Juan on January 22, 2023 in San Juan, Argentina. (Photo by Maximiliano Blanco/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Dr Mabuse' Bernard Sainz convicted for illegal use of medicine and use of prohibited substances ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Controversial French 'naturopath' will serve a year wearing an electronic tag and pay a €20,000 fine ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:42:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:06:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNAa6KVsn27jkh5fUuptXG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[French physiotherapist  Bernard Sainz arrives with a suitcase at the courthouse on July 4, 2017 in Caen, nortwestern France, to attend his trial on a doping case in the cycling world, involving 11 people. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU        (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[French physiotherapist  Bernard Sainz arrives with a suitcase at the courthouse on July 4, 2017 in Caen, nortwestern France, to attend his trial on a doping case in the cycling world, involving 11 people. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU        (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It’s a wild west of doping activity' - How cycling's amateur scene has become the epicentre for doping ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With thousands of riders and very few tests, the amateur cycling scene has become a haven for those willing to cheat to win, where ego is the ultimate prize ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:11:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:30:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jmkQCbfusiPebJxekwPach-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Now-retired Franck Bonnamour banned for four years due to an 'unexplained abnormality' in Athlete Biological Passport ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ French cyclist's ban to span from February 5, 2024, to February 4, 2028 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:20:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kirsten.frattini@futurenet.com (Kirsten Frattini) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Frattini ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MzeFQ3XssfLjygNJ4Atitm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Unless we fight for it, nothing will ever change' – Lizzy Banks makes emotional call for change in contamination anti-doping cases after losing two-year battle to clear her name ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ British rider reveals details of her appeal and legal process in 13,000 word document ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:08:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fjLj7vKDrBUU7W6rrEmKsU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I've only seen what's been in the media' - Chris Froome distances himself from inquiry into former Team Sky soigneur David Rozman and convicted doping doctor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Briton is currently racing in the Tour of Pologne for first time since 2011 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:03:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6FXMHASkNomKj7WWYMhw7c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chris Froome pictured with David Rozman in 2017]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cycling: 1st Toward Zero Race Melbourne / Cadel Evans - Albert Park GP/ MenArrival / Christopher FROOME (GBR)/ David ROZMAN (SLO) Soigneur / Albert Park F1 GP Circuit - Albert Park F1 GP Circuit ( 116.6km)/ / Men / Toward Zero / Â©Tim De Waele]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ineos Grenadiers soigneur linked to doping case spent time working at Manchester United in 2024 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ David Rozman spent four weeks at the club whilst Dave Brailsford was working more closely on Ineos' football operations ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:51:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New test used by WorldTour pros finally sheds light on the individuality of carbohydrate intake, and we've put it to the test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Evidence that 120g per hour might not be the right fuelling strategy for everyone ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:44:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:03:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ josh.croxton@futurenet.com (Josh Croxton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Croxton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zfUHGud3MnkEFKrKvTkCV4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mathieu van der Poel set a new record finishing time at the 2025 E3 Saxo Classic of 44.87 kph]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[HARELBEKE BELGIUM  MARCH 28 Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin  Deceuninck rides whilst eating during the 68th E3 Saxo Bank Classic  Harelbeke 2025 a 2088km one day race from Harelbeke to Harelbeke  UCIWT  on March 28 2025 in Harelbeke Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ineos Grenadiers soigneur David Rozman leaves Tour de France amid inquiry into his alleged connections with doctor charged in Operation Aderlass doping scandal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Team says it has 'not been presented with any formal evidence' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:29:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ laura@cyclingnews.com (Laura Weislo) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Weislo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7yCepdi3LZMMuH6ofukqre-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thymen Arensman faces questions on reports of Ineos Grenadiers staff member doping link after Tour de France stage win ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'If you're trying to ask the management, then it's weird that they don't really answer you' Dutchman says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 05:55:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thymen Arensman makes is way to the podium and press conference after winning stage 14 at the 2025 Tour de France]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thymen Arensman makes is way to the podium and press conference after winning stage 14 at the 2025 Tour de France]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antwan Tolhoek handed four-year ban for anabolic androgenic steroid positive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former Lidl-Trek and Jumbo-Visma rider returned positive test in November 2023 before joining Portuguese squad Sabgal-Anicolor ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:17:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:59:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUzKoRoayqC246jYDEkNiW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Former Lidl-Trek rider Antwan Tolhoek has been handed a four-year doping ban]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NANNING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: Antwan Tolhoek of The Netherlands and Team Lidl-Trek competes during the 4th Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2023, Stage 3 a 134.3km stage from Nanning to Nanning / #UCIWT / on October 14, 2023 in Nanning, China. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tour de France judges to study video for 'suspicious behaviour' in continued fight against motor doping ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Power data, hormone levels added to longitudinal anti-doping profiles for Tour riders ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:21:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:22:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ laura@cyclingnews.com (Laura Weislo) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Weislo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaThFAoPgkafMs4RLvHrYF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bike in the UCI&#039;s X-ray machine is checked for secret motors]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bike in the UCI&#039;s X-ray machine is checked for secret motors]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Greek track sprinter banned for three years following 2016 Olympics retesting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Christos Volikákis tested positive for experimental drug Ligandrol at Rio Games ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:29:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEaqK2ahMmMxhvwZuF6NFd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dries De Bondt to be investigated by UCI Ethics Commission after admitting to helping non-teammate Carapaz at Giro d'Italia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Belgian faces possible sanctions after pulling on the front for EF Education-EasyPost leader, expressing his availability on transfer market ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:24:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:41:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[De Bondt admitted to trying to help Carapaz on stage 20 of the Giro]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SESTRIERE - VIALATTEA, ITALY - MAY 31: (L-R) Richard Carapaz of Ecuador and Team EF Education - EasyPost and Dries De Bondt of Belgium and Team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale compete during the 108th Giro d&#039;Italia 2025, Stage 20 a 205.3km stage from Verres to Sestriere - Vialattea 2036m / #UCIWT / on May 31, 2025 in Sestriere - Vialattea, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We're in a technological arms race' - How the UCI's Nick Raudenski is fighting mechanical doping ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cyclingnews sees how a handheld backscatter x-ray device sees inside bikes and components at the Giro d'Italia ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:00:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Motor Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBuj5EhGHYFCrSJTZnfamm-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Miguel Angel López's doping ban appeal rejected by CAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Colombian's four-year ban is upheld as he remains suspended until July 2027 ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y2dzGpNreHaVitTbVJn8kd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[ALTO COLORADO ARGENTINA  JANUARY 27 Miguel Angel Lopez of Colombia and Team Medellin  EPM celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 39th Vuelta a San Juan International 2023 Stage 5 a 1733km stage from Chimbas to Alto Colorado 2623m  VueltaSJ2023  on January 27 2023 in  Alto Colorado Argentina Photo by Maximiliano BlancoGetty Images]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shari Bossuyt to race with AG Insurance-Soudal in June when two-year suspension ends ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Belgian tested positive for Letrozole in 2023 blaming French dairy products for her positive test ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:41:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@futurenet.com (Dani Ostanek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Ostanek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9qjpBe5GNxK7eUio5xW9gU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Shari Bossuyt pictured at a press conference called following news of her positive Letrozole test in June 2023]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Belgian Shari Bossuyt of CanyonSRAM pictured during a press conference concerning the positive doping test of Bossuyt in Zwevegem Monday 05 June 2023 Cyclist Bossuyt has tested positive during a doping test and is temporarily suspended by her team CanyonSram Racing team Bossuyt 22 delivered a positive check on March 19 after winning stage three in the Tour of Normandy in Caen The test conducted by the French antidoping agency AFLD found traces of letrozole metabolite in her urine BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE  BELGA MAG  Belga via AFP Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIEREBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgian Shari Bossuyt of CanyonSRAM pictured during a press conference concerning the positive doping test of Bossuyt in Zwevegem Monday 05 June 2023 Cyclist Bossuyt has tested positive during a doping test and is temporarily suspended by her team CanyonSram Racing team Bossuyt 22 delivered a positive check on March 19 after winning stage three in the Tour of Normandy in Caen The test conducted by the French antidoping agency AFLD found traces of letrozole metabolite in her urine BELGA PHOTO JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE  BELGA MAG  Belga via AFP Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIEREBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Former doctor for Nairo Quintana receives suspended prison sentence for 'possession and supply of doping substances' in 2020 Tour de France ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fredy Alexander Gonzales Torres not present in French court for month-long trial ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:17:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MhY9kdVVPdUpMkdZXgn5v5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Specialized Vice President lobbies US government for stricter tariffs on foreign imports, citing illegal import of fentanyl as a key reason ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Public comments reveal that Robert Margevicius suggests the federal government is losing 'billions in collectable tariffs' through lenient 'de minimis' threshold ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:06:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:12:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ william.jones@futurenet.com (Will Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHajvCdXQpvMDhvWx4EKRA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If someone wants to dope, they don't need me' – 'Dr Mabuse' appeals against 2022 conviction for incitation to doping  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ French sports medicine advisor Bernard Sainz battling against latest of multiple doping convictions ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:48:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:51:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alasdair Fotheringham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jd2p3kZJRcYQSBmoNCUWaE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10-month suspended prison sentence and €5000 fine given to Marion Sicot six years after positive EPO test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former French rider's anti-doping violation saga comes to a close in Montargis trial ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Moultrie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2NrGJPhqhgFTbzzh5KrYgT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Movistar throw lifeline to Michel Hessmann, signing German after doping suspension ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 23-year-old to start racing at the end of his ban on March 15 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:46:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:59:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ laura@cyclingnews.com (Laura Weislo) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Weislo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ar7ZTobWaPAahNCLPkw8c4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Michel Hessman can begin racing for Movistar in 2025 on March 15]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Michel Hessman can begin racing for Movistar in 2025 on March 15]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ José Azevedo: If I know today that Lance Armstrong consumed banned substances it's because he said so; I never saw it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'I did my job, I am proud of what I did in my career. What happened, happened to him' says US rider's former teammate ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:29:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:54:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com (Cyclingnews) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cyclingnews ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gWYNKHVuJXhpLGGVDSbAFk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong (US Postal) rides beghind his Portuguese teammate Jose Azevedo during the 12th stage of the 2004 Tour de France ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong (US Postal) rides beghind his Portuguese teammate Jose Azevedo during the 12th stage of the 2004 Tour de France between Castelsarrasin and La Mongie]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A €600K X-ray, an ex-Homeland Security investigator, and a murky underworld: Can the UCI keep motor dopers away? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having recently examined the current state of technological fraud in the pro peloton, Cyclingnews asks how the UCI plans to keep concealed motors out of cycling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:09:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 May 2025 15:13:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zq4U8tzVzcaWVSsxX3GBRn-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The UCI are continually evolving their approach to deter motor doping]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A technician shows a X-ray picture showing a device in the frame of a bicycle during the presentation by International Cycling Union (UCI) of a mobile X-ray machine box at a press conference unveiling a beefed-up set of measures and an arsenal of methods to detect so-called mechanical doping, on March 21, 2018 in Geneva. - When Frenchman David Lappartient took over the UCI in last September, he promised to deliver a package of measures to tackle the menace of miniature motors in professional cycling, ahead of the current season. - (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ David Lappartient moves to ban abuse of carbon monoxide but how will the UCI enforce it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ WADA admits there is no 'consensus on whether CO can have a performance enhancing effect' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:36:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Doping]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Farrand ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ik5wNvxAbXUbUAmqTdaFJN-1280-80.jpg">
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