Stefan Denifl jailed over Operation Aderlass blood doping Operation Aderlass doctor faces five and a half year prison sentence as case draws to a close Riccardo Riccò banned for life by anti-doping authorities Source Cycling Weekly
Mark Schmidt (centre) in court in Munich (Photo by PETER KNEFFEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)The doctor at the centre of the Operation Aderlass scandal has admitted doping athletes during his ongoing trial.
Doping control kit (Michele Limina/AFP via Getty Images)Only 40 per cent of athletes and coaches said they felt their sport actively encouraged them to report doping
Travis Tygart (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Some agencies around the world have seen significant reductions in testing while others have shut down completely
Stefan Denifl has appeared in court (Picture: JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)Stefan Denifl’s defence lawyer has claimed ‘in cycling there is 90 per cent doping’ as the Austrian pro stands trial over his own blood doping.
Georg Preidler quit his team after admitting to having his blood extracted (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)
Georg Preidler has told a court he became involved in blood doping “out of pure curiosity.”
Lance Armstrong at anti-doping control during the 2005 Tour de France (Photo by Alexandre MARCHI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)For years, anti-doping authorities have struggled against the ever-evolving campaigns cheaters use to gain an advantage.