The big news coming out of day one of the two day doping and cycling meeting in Paris is a commitment by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to double the number of tests next year. Anner Gripper, UCI’s anti-doping manager, stated 8,000 in-competition tests will be conducted next season as well as 7,000 out-of-competition tests. In comparison, 9,790 tests were run in 2007 and 8,253 in 2006.
Day two will likely focus on the idea of a biological passport.
In related news, the Spanish cycling federation cleared Iban Mayo, who tested positive for the blood-booster EPO during this year’s Tour de France, after a second test proved negative.
