General Doping Thread.

[Pozzovivo]

I just looked up something on wikipedia about tramadol, here's what I discovered.

Goes to show how Quintana must have felt having career shape in 2020, but being on Arkea...

 

[Sciatic]

Yes, I think pro athletes using GLP-1 drugs to improve performance should be discussed in the clinic. Although I believe the next generation of these drugs that do not produce muscle wasting will be more likely candidates for abuse. WADA currently has GLP-1 drugs on their monitoring list, like Tramadol was before it was banned. https://www.emjreviews.com/general-...-2026-winter-olympics/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

[Rob5091]

When clown shows collide ...No pay, no play - ban US athletes is the simple answer.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/...-possibly-world-cup-over-unpaid-dues-00829138

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer.

The proposal, on the agenda for next Tuesday’s meeting of the global drug-fighting watchdog’s executive committee, is the latest maneuver to come out of a yearslong refusal of the U.S. government to pay its annual dues to WADA. The refusal is part of the American government’s unanimous, bipartisan protest of the agency’s handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers and other issues.

 

[Rob5091]

A round up of where we are and the lack of funding for anti-doping -
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7067496/2026/02/26/cycling-doping-suspicions-2026-season/

Speaking about the sporting landscape in general, one veteran anti-doping expert, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Athletic that “in a lot of countries it’s impossible to be caught”. They added: “I don’t see us going forward; I see us going backwards.”

 

[Rob5091]

ITA have put out a list of TUE's in all sports that they test/control -
https://ita.sport/news/behind-the-n...-in-the-global-fight-against-doping-in-sport/

TUEs are a vital – yet often misunderstood – component of the global anti-doping system. By making aggregated data publicly accessible, the ITA aims to strengthen transparency, improve understanding, and reinforce trust in how TUEs are assessed and managed across international sport.

Raw data on Excel - (scroll down to UCI for all cycling)
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op...raw_data_2019-2025-1.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

 

[Sciatic]

ITA have put out a list of TUE's in all sports that they test/control -
https://ita.sport/news/behind-the-n...-in-the-global-fight-against-doping-in-sport/


Raw data on Excel - (scroll down to UCI for all cycling)
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://ita.sport/uploads/2026/03/ITA-TUE_raw_data_2019-2025-1.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

I laughed at this though: “The number of TUE applications managed by the ITA has increased steadily in recent years, reflecting the growing number of International Federations entrusting their programs to the Agency as opposed to a surge of athletes taking prohibited substances to treat a medical condition.”