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WADA to ban tramadol, report suggests
The World Anti-Doping Agency is said to be on the brink of adding the powerful painkiller to the list of banned substances.
UCI commits to banning tramadol and glucocorticoids
The UCI has announced that it is putting in place firm measures to ban the use of tramadol and glucocorticoids in competition, something ...
It's time to finally ban tramadol in cycling: A pharmacist's view
For years now there have been loud calls from within cycling to ban tramadol from competition. This strong painkiller has reportedly been...
Authors of tramadol study say further tests needed before recommendations can be made
The authors of a recent study which showed possible performance-enhancing effects from tramadol have said that it is too soon to make rec...
Tiernan-Locke says British team ‘freely offered’ Tramadol around at 2012 worlds
Speaking in the course of a BBC interview into the Team Sky TUE controversy, former professional rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has claimed...
UCI frustrations continue as WADA denies request to ban Tramadol
Despite lobbying by the UCI to the World Anti Doping Agency over the legal status of Tramadol in sport, WADA has confirmed that the power...
UCI lobbying WADA to ban Tramadol
With the use of grey area performance-enhancing substances in the news after the leak of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) data from WADA, ...
Cookson: UCI wants to see if it can introduce its own Tramadol ban
Commenting after a recent statement by the World Anti Doping Agency that it will once again decline to ban the potent painkiller Tramadol...
Confusion over status of Tramadol in 2016; WADA contradicts MPCC and says it isn’t banned
A statement released by the MPCC anti-doping movement on Wednesday has led to some confusion, with that release appearing to say that the...
Cookson says UCI will try to tighten up on corticoids and other grey area substances
Speaking about a misuse of cortisone which was highlighted in the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report, UCI president Bria...
Lotto-Soudal doctor calls for greater restrictions on tramadol use
Speaking out against the still-legal use of powerful painkillers in the pro peloton, Lotto-Soudal doctor Jan Mathieu has said that more n...
WADA proposes Tramadol remains a monitored rather than a banned substance in 2015
Although there is growing concern about the use of the powerful painkiller tramadol in cycling, the World Anti Doping Agency has confirme...