UCI outlines anti-doping strategy ahead of 2025 Tour
Three days ahead of the Tour de France, the UCI has provided extensive details of the anti-doping efforts that the independent International Testing Agency (ITA) will take to combat cheating at the race.
The governing body said that about 350 out-of-competition tests will have been conducted before the race, while about 600 tests will be conducted during it. Testing will have an "increased focus on the endogenous steroid markers measured in blood serum as part of the steroidal module of the ABP, and on the endocrine module of the ABP to better detect markers of human Growth Hormone (hGH) abuse." Another evolution in anti-doping efforts focuses on "developing a new longitudinal performance monitoring tool based on power data from men professional road riders – this is designed to act as an additional source of intelligence to guide targeted testing and advanced laboratory analysis, prioritise investigations and refine its long-term sample storage."
In addition to testing for banned substances, officials will also continue to test for so-called "motor-doping," and the UCI Video Commissaire will also be assist in keeping an eye on video evidence of suspicious incidents.
