ROBERTO HERAS TO RECEIVE € 724,000 COMPENSATION FOR DOPING SANCTION Roberto Heras at the 2005 Vuelta a España. Credit: Yuzuru Sunada Spanish supreme court confirms that former pro cyclist Roberto Heras will receive €724,000 after his 2005 Vuelta a España win was reinstated Former professional cyclist Roberto Heras will receive €724,000 (£612,242/US$792,338) in…
OLIVIER NIGGLI AS AN IMPORTANT SPEAKER AT TACKLING DOPING IN SPORT 2017 WADA Director General delivers speech at Tackling Doping in Sport WADA’s Director General, Olivier Niggli, today delivered a speech at the Tackling Doping in Sport Conference in London, United Kingdom. Niggli discussed the path forward that will define the future of anti-doping for years to come….
PUTIN ADMITS RUSSIAN ANTI-DOPING SYSTEM HAS FAILED An investigation found that Russian athletes were involved in a state-run doping system. USA TODAY Sports In a file photo from 2014, Russian president Vladimir Putin, center left, prepares to bang a bass drum during the Sochi Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace. Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA…
UCI STATEMENT ON SERGIO HENAO On 20 April 2016, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) Operating Guidelines, the independent experts of the Athlete Passport Management Unit* (APMU) in Lausanne, Switzerland, requested further information from Sergio Henao about his ABP values. As per the applicable ABP regulations, the rider’s explanations…
