UK Anti-Doping & Union Cycliste Internationale Partner to Create Doping Programme

Governing body, clinic UK Anti-Doping and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have signed an agreement to share Athlete Biological Passport data and other doping-related information to assist in the fight against doping in sport.

The Athlete Biological Passport is a programme based on the monitoring of selected biological variables which can reveal the effects of doping. Athletes on the system are profiled over time and should show consistent levels of the variables. Any changes to the levels could suggest doping and will result in further investigation and target testing.

As the UK’s National Anti-Doping Organisation, pills UK Anti-Doping uses this information to monitor the levels in an athlete’s profile. The agreement signed with the UCI will allow both organisations to share this information and build their combined target testing capabilities.

UCI President Pat McQuaid said: “The UCI is very pleased with this agreement which marks another important advancement for the fight against doping. By pooling knowhow and resources at national and international level, overnight sale by efficiently using technological tools and the extensive Biological Passport data available, we are one step closer to permanently eradicating doping across the globe.

“The UCI is delighted to see its vision shared worldwide by important leading anti-doping bodies such as UK Anti-Doping.”

Andy Parkinson, UK Anti-Doping Chief Executive, added: “In the countdown to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, UK Anti-Doping is delighted to work with the UCI, who have led the way in maximising the benefits the biological passport offers.

“Establishing this formal partnership is vital in our ability to tackle doping and crack down on those who insist on dishonestly enhancing their performance. It also reinforces our joint ambition to pool resources and expertise in the fight against doping, not just in this country, but globally.”