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S U B S C R I B E
Wednesday, 17 June, 2009
'Blood passports' in war against cycle doping
The names of the first 15 professional cyclists to have been caught using the latest weapon in the war against illegal blood doping are to be relased tomorrow. The ’biological passport’ tracks changes in blood composition, and has been hailed as a breakthrough in the sport’s seemingly-endemic problem with performance-enhancing drugs. With the Tour de Suisse currently underway, the stakes are high - and the obvious question as to how accurate and effective the tests are, is likely to be played out in court. Lucas Chambers has more.
Pat McQuaid, President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is a supporter of biological passports as a means of testing for drug-use among atheletes.. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)
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