Retroactive EPO (Erythropoietin) testing of 50 cyclists from races in 2012 indicate continued doping in South Africa, the SA Institute for Drug-free Sport (Saids) said.
The doping control samples of some cyclists were classified as “suspicious” but not conclusive to elicit doping charges.
“In light of these results we will be changing up our strategy so that cyclists are aware that we are very serious about cleaning up sport,” Saids CEO Khalid Galant said in a statement.
“Our aggressive testing strategy will hopefully serve as a deterrent to those that have been engaging in doping practices and to those who believe they can still beat the doping control system.”
The samples, taken from athletes who competed in major mountain bike and road races in 2012 and stored in a laboratory in Bloemfontein, were sent to the Saids peer lab in Austria for confirmation analyses. The analyses were inconclusive.
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