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Link to Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale terminate Franck Bonnamour's contract
Franck Bonnamour made his last appearance for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale at the Santos Tour Down Under in January

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale terminate Franck Bonnamour's contract

Following an initial suspension by the UCI for an abnormal Biological Passport, the Frenchman's deal has been cut short nine months early

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Link to 'It's a joke' – Anti-doping testers swoop Spanish amateur race, 130 riders abandon
Doping control signs like this signal the riders selected for testing at the finish line

'It's a joke' – Anti-doping testers swoop Spanish amateur race, 130 riders abandon

'Anti-doping testing = punctures and abandons' says one rider amid suspicions around doping and test-evasion

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Link to Antwan Tolhoek suspended after anabolic steroid finding
Antwan Tolhoek returned a positive result from an out-of-competition test in November

Antwan Tolhoek suspended after anabolic steroid finding

Adverse analytical finding detected in out-of-competition sample collected in November

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Link to Nairo Quintana's former doctor to face doping trial over 2020 Tour de France raid
Nairo Quintana rode for Arkea-Samsic at the 2020 Tour de France

Nairo Quintana's former doctor to face doping trial over 2020 Tour de France raid

Fredy Alexander Gonzales Torres is facing criminal charges for 'possession of a prohibited substance or method' found in a police search of Arkéa-Samsic team's hotel nearly four years ago

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Link to Franck Bonnamour provisionally suspended for abnormal Biological Passport
Franck Bonnamour opened his season with a block of racing in Australia

Franck Bonnamour provisionally suspended for abnormal Biological Passport

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale climber will be out of action until further notice, as UCI suspends the Frenchman for 'unexplained abnormalities'

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Link to Could faecal transplants be the next doping innovation? - The GCN Show
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Could faecal transplants be the next doping innovation? - The GCN Show

Dan Lloyd and Si Richardson sit down in the studio to look at one of the more peculiar means of performance enhancement, whilst we have news of an exciting competition

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Link to Michel Hessmann won’t face criminal charges amid doping case
Hessmann hasn't raced since the 2023 Giro d'Italia

Michel Hessmann won’t face criminal charges amid doping case

Freiburg Public Prosecutor’s Office has dropped its investigation into the 22-year-old due to a lack of evidence

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Link to Toon Aerts signs for new team as doping suspension nears end
Toon Aerts hasn't raced since February 2022

Toon Aerts signs for new team as doping suspension nears end

Belgian cyclo-cross rider free to compete from February 16 after two-year ban

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Link to Jonas Vingegaard: It's important to talk about cycling's doping past
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

Jonas Vingegaard: It's important to talk about cycling's doping past

Danish rider confirms he missed an anti-doping test in 2019

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Link to B sample confirms Jumbo-Visma's Michel Hessmann took prohibited substance
Michel Hessmann last rode for Jumbo-Visma at the Czech Tour, but was suspended by the team in August

B sample confirms Jumbo-Visma's Michel Hessmann took prohibited substance

German rider faces a ban from cycling and even criminal prosecution

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Link to Sepp Kuss: For me personally, cheating or doping is just out of the question
Sepp Kuss celebrates with his family after stage 20 of the Vuelta a España

Sepp Kuss: For me personally, cheating or doping is just out of the question

Vuelta a España winner-in-waiting says cheaters are 'afraid of losing, which is one of the most important things about sport'

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Link to GCN Racing News Show: Mads Pedersen in the form of his life
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GCN Racing News Show: Mads Pedersen in the form of his life

Dan Lloyd reflects on Pedersen’s victories and ponders the recent doping violations which cloud Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers

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Link to Toon Aerts found guilty of doping violation, banned for two years
Toon Aerts at the Superprestige race in Gavere in February 2022

Toon Aerts found guilty of doping violation, banned for two years

UCI decision states the Belgian ‘failed to establish how the prohibited substance entered his body’

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Link to Jumbo-Visma suspend Michel Hessmann after positive anti-doping test
Michel Hessmann in action at the Giro d'Italia earlier this year

Jumbo-Visma suspend Michel Hessmann after positive anti-doping test

German returned positive out-of-competition test in June after racing Giro d’Italia

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