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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 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 'I didn’t want to be a traitor' - Jan Ullrich speaks up about doping silence
Jan Ullrich has admitted to doping during his professional career

'I didn’t want to be a traitor' - Jan Ullrich speaks up about doping silence

German lifting the lid on doping past ahead of new documentary about his life

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Link to Caja Rural-Seguros RGA file complaint with Spanish police after alleged leaked doping report
Caja Rural are one of the top Spanish Continental teams and are often invited to the Vuelta a España

Caja Rural-Seguros RGA file complaint with Spanish police after alleged leaked doping report

23-page report appeared to link riders to Operación Ilex, but team claims it is 'partial, biased and out of context'

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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 Jumbo-Visma hit back at Jérôme Pineau’s accusations of mechanical doping at the Vuelta a España
Sepp Kuss attacked in the closing stages of the Col du Tourmalet to finish second behind teammate Jonas Vingegaard

Jumbo-Visma hit back at Jérôme Pineau’s accusations of mechanical doping at the Vuelta a España

Lead director Merjin Zeeman responds to Pineau's unsubstantiated claims and questions his integrity following the demise of B&B Hotels-KTM

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Link to GCN Show: Why are some dopers loved and others hated?
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GCN Show: Why are some dopers loved and others hated?

Si Richardson and Dan Lloyd explore the way that notorious dopers from the 1990s and 2000s are remembered

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Link to UCI President Pat McQuaid Interview Pt 1 - Doping
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UCI President Pat McQuaid Interview Pt 1 - Doping

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