Spectrum: In an interview with the British daily newspaper 'The Times,' doping offender Lance Armstrong vented his anger at the hypocrisy surrounding doping in the current peloton. At one point, the Texan also lashed out at USADA. But there were also conciliatory words. "If there were an alternative to EPO today, everyone would... read more
Patrik Sinkewitz, who celebrated his season debut last week with a second-place finish at the Trofeo Laigueglia [Link], was today banned for eight years by CAS, taking into account the one-year and three-month suspension he had already served. The Lausanne-based International Sports Court thus followed NADA's request for a ban... read more
A few days ago, WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, published the Prohibited List for the upcoming 2014 season. The German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has now translated the list of prohibited substances. [Link] The WADA Prohibited List is valid worldwide and lists all substances and methods that are prohibited in training and competition and could therefore lead to a suspension. read more
It may be a drop in the ocean, which the World Anti-Doping Agency decided at its four-day retreat in Johannesburg. However, the fact is that starting January 1, 2015, a new code will take effect that will ban convicted doping offenders from competition for four years. The increase in the ban to a full Olympic cycle is intended to target athletes and their... read more
