Tour de l'Ain: Markel Beloki seals overall victory on stage 3 Axel Mariault gets a major victory on final stage Cycling News · Jul 30
Italians and Spanish record sharp declines Italian and Spanish tourist arrivals registered the biggest dips among European markets in the first six months of the year, with Italians posting lower spending than European peers due to a sluggish economy, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Bangkok Post · Jul 29
Tour of Denmark: Wout van Aert wins comeback race on stage 1 with powerful sprint from small group Belgian star attacked across to small group in final 5km, before being led out by Christophe Laporte to third win of 2026 Cycling News · Jul 29
Tour de l'Ain: Markel Beloki takes second straight stage win for EF Education-EasyPost in Lagnieu Spaniard moves into race lead as Col de Portes shatters peloton Cycling News · Jul 29
‘He was clinging to the bank’ – Chris Froome reveals he unintentionally pushed guest into canal at Tour de France The most successful British Grand Tour rider in history talks about nighttime tests at the Tour de France, and his own experiences of racing through the boos and jeers Cycling Weekly · Jul 26
An altitude alibi: Does cycling's anti-doping system have a major loophole? Cycling's recent nighttime anti-doping wake-up calls highlighted concerns that micro-dosing is fuelling an ever-accelerating peloton. Further concerns arise from the similar biological footprints left by hypoxic adaptation and artificial EPO. Is modern-day cycling as clean as we hoped? Cyclingnews investigates… Cycling News · Jul 25
What to know about Tour de France nighttime testing – The rules, the results timeline, the ITA, reactions and more explained Cyclingnews outlines pro cycling's anti-doping system and what the recent nighttime test of the Tour de France means for the sport Cycling News · Jul 23
Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders Christian Prudhomme also defended the night-time drug tests, adding that International Testing Agency (ITA) practices did not favour any riders The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul The home rider Paul Seixas has yet to be tested at night, unlike some of his rivals, but authorities deny that the French doping agency plays any role in who is tested The Guardian - UK · Jul 22
'These controls serve an overriding interest: the fight against doping' –UCI backs use of night-time tests at the Tour de France ITA carried out several night-time tests earlier this week Cycling News · Jul 22
'The fight against doping is an absolute priority' – UCI defends night-time testing at Tour de France Cycling's governing body acknowledges disruptive nature of tests Cycling Weekly · Jul 22
What happened to the case of David Rozman, the Ineos carer with alleged links to a notorious doping doctor? CYCLING: Rozman was sent home from the 2025 Tour de France but is back working for Sir Dave Brailsford’s Netcompany-Ineos cycling team The Independent UK · Jul 22
All Tour de France riders provided biological passport samples on rest day, anti-doping body confirms ITA collected blood samples from all riders as part of longitudinal anti-doping programme Cycling News · Jul 22
Evenepoel pips Pogacar again as Tour de France night-time doping test row deepens Remco Evenepoel took back-to-back stage wins in the Tour de France, and eroded some of Tadej Pogacar’s overall lead, with victory in the stage 16 time trial from Evian to Thonon-les-Bains The Guardian - UK · Jul 21
Cycling Weekly · Jul 21 'All riders were included in the operation' – Entire Tour de France peloton provided blood samples to anti-doping organisation on rest day The International Testing Agency confirmed to Cycling Weekly that they undertook a mass testing program on the Tour de France's second and final rest day
The Independent UK · Jul 21 How a controversial 2am alarm divided cycling and the Tour de France Cycling’s grim past hangs heavily, and inevitably, over its present – but some feel the anti-doping authorities are going too far
Cycling News · Jul 21 'I would rather lose sleep than lose credibility' – Jonathan Vaughters says Tour de France night-time testing could have stopped past doping – Full interview EF Education-EasyPost team manager has defended night-time anti-doping tests at the Tour de France
Cycling News · Jul 21 Remco Evenepoel and Paul Seixas' teams among latest wave subjected to anti-doping tests on Tour de France rest day The entire Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team were tested at 10:00 pm, within the daytime window, but not in atypical fashion
Cycling Weekly · Jul 21 'Very effective' - Tour de France team manager applauds night-time anti-doping tests Jonathan Vaughters said that doping controls in the middle of the night would have solved cycling's doping crisis in the early 2000s.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20 Vingegaard’s and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge The International Testing Agency had petitioned the Paris prosecutor’s office to test the duo outside of the normal 6am to 11pm window before stage 15
Cycling Weekly · Jul 20 Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours
Cycling News · Jul 20 Why were Tour de France riders tested in the middle of the night? Anti-doping body defends need to carry out 'effective testing' 'The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders' rest and recovery' says anti-doping body
Cycling Weekly · Jul 19 'Effective testing must be capable to occur outside daytime hours' – Anti-doping body defends nighttime tests at Tour de France International Testing Agency confirms testing Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard early on Sunday morning
Cycling News · Jul 19 'Somebody knocked on my door at 2am' – Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France First and second on GC, both riders lost sleep providing anti-doping samples
Bangkok Post · Jul 19 Tour de France rivals Pogacar, Vingegaard given night-time doping controls CHAMPAGNOLE (FRANCE) - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar and his main rival Jonas Vingegaard both confirmed on Sunday that they were visited in the middle of the night by anti-doping controllers, just hours before a crucial mountain stage.