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 GENEVA (AP) - The International Cycling Union is threatening riders with fines in an effort to stop doping. The UCI asked all 600 ProTour cyclists to sign an anti-doping charter saying they are not involved in doping and promise to submit DNA samples to Spanish authorities investigating the Operation Puerto. Riders have until July 7 — the start of the Tour de France — to sign the document.
"The line has definitely been drawn in the sand. We'll have no more rampant doping," UCI president Pat McQuaid said Tuesday.
In the statement, cyclists also pledge to pay a year's salary on top of their two-year ban if found guilty of drug use. Team officials, doctors and other staff will be asked to sign a separate charter later, UCI said.
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