UCI: Majority of riders clean

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) waits in the anti-doping car control

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) waits in the anti-doping car control (Image credit: AFP)

The majority of professional cyclists are not engaged in illegal performance enhancing methods, according to the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) anti-doping chief Anne Gripper. The claim came after cycling’s world body announced the first five cases involving abnormal blood values unearthed by its blood passport program.