First-ever successful Human Growth Hormone test nabs a Rugby League player

New Test For Human Growth Hormone Nabs First Athlete | Cyclingnews.com

In a landmark case, UK Anti-Doping announced that rugby league player Terry Newton has accepted a two-year suspension after testing positive for hGH in an out-of-competition control carried out on November 24, 2009 . This is the first time an athlete has been sanctioned for hGH use.

Ratti positive, provisionally

Has the biological passport caught another rider?

"Ratti Tests Positive For EPO | Cyclingnews.com

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the provisional suspension of De Rosa-Stac Plastic rider Eddy Ratti after he returned positive test results for EPO.

The 32 year-old Italian tested positive for the illegal blood booster in an out-of-competition urine test conducted on January 21. The sample was analysed at the World Anti-Doping Agency's approved laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The UCI announced that Ratti's test had been carried out as part of his profile for the biological passport programme."

Rossi denies CERA use, cites breast-feeding as proof ('I wouldn't do that to my baby')

Ricco's Partner Denies Taking EPO CERA | Cyclingnews.com

Riccardo Riccò's girlfriend has denied taking the banned blood-boosting drug EPO CERA, revealing she breast fed her baby boy just before undergoing the anti-doping test on January 10 that showed the positive test.

The Italian Olympic Committee announced on Friday that Vania Rossi failed a test for EPO CERA after she finished second at the Italian national cyclo-cross championships. Ricco tested positive for the same drug at the 2008 Tour de France.

Zirbel's B positive for DHEA

Zirbel Confirms B Sample Is Also Positive | Cyclingnews.com

Just a month after he announced he had returned a non-negative test for DHEA at the 2009 USPRO TT championships, American rider Tom Zirbel has confirmed that his B-sample analysis is also positive.

Making it a family affair? Over-eager to get fit after a pregnancy?

Riccò's Partner Positive For CERA | Cyclingnews.com

Riccardo Riccò's partner Vania Rossi has tested positive for EPO CERA, the Italian Olympic Committee announced via its website on Friday.