Cycling
“Rigorous” doping test system at Tour de France
In order to counteract possible cheating, the International Testing Agency (ITA) is installing a "rigorous and intelligent" program at the Tour de France, which has been rocked by many doping scandals in its long history!
According to the agency, 400 training controls have already been carried out in the run-up to the Tour of France, and there will be a further 600 during the Tour. An endocrine module will be used as a new component in the biological passport.
Samples are stored for ten years
The samples taken are stored for ten years to enable subsequent examinations using better methods. The ITA said on Wednesday that it was also working closely with authorities in France and Italy, where the tour begins this weekend.
As a result, one suspected doper, the Italian Andrea Piccolo (Team EF), has already been taken out of circulation.
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