UCI TO CREATE VOLUNTARY ‘CLEAN LIST’ TO FIGHT DOPING

The UCI have announced new ways of fighting doping, with riders being asked to sign a declaration before the Tour de France that they have not been involved in doping and voluntarily give up 12 months' salary if they are caught doping.

As part of the declaration the riders will also allow Spanish police to compare their DNA to blood samples seized in Operation Puerto although it is not clear when or how the DNA comparisons will be done.

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