2016 WADA banned list comes into effect

A visit to doping controls for stage 17 runner-up Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff)

A visit to doping controls for stage 17 runner-up Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The updated WADA prohibited list for 2016 has come into effect in the new year with a number of small changes to the 2015 version. Substances such as Meldonium have been added while Tramadol remains on the monitored list despite calls for it to be banned.