Tour de France goes it alone on drug testing

DRUG testing during this year's Tour de France will be carried out without the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) said yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Jan 2010, 20:32 BST

Updated 23rd Jan 2010, 21:14 BST

The UCI and Tour organisers made the decision following a row with the AFLD over testing procedures during the 2009 race. Speaking at the Tour Down Under, UCI president Pat McQuaid added that the sport's governing body was in talks with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

"Next July, the UCI will carry out the tests and we are in discussion with WADA so that it sends its observers to supervise the UCI's work," said McQuaid.