[Dim]

Im a bit behind on this, they actually came out about a month ago but some numbers and pretty pictures.

The story is pretty much the same as 2012 (Last Years Analysis) testing is up, but actually analysis is still very low in relation to the number of samples collected, and there are still areas of concern.

The full set of reports are Here (zipped PDF's)

Some summaries:

Total Samples Analysed & Reported by ADAMS (Not Including Bio Passport)

	IC Urine	OC Urine	IC Blood	OC Blood
2013	13947	7081	543	667
2012	12521	6797	643	663

Percentage of Urine Samples Collected – tested for EPO – 2012/2013
Once again, this one is a concern. Like 2012, plenty of samples are collected, but the number actually analysed for EPO remains very low.

Year	Total IC Samples	IC Analysed	IC % Analysed	Total OC Samples	OC Analysed	OC % Analysed	Total % Analysed
2013	13943	3991	28.62	7081	3331	47.04	34.83
2012	12521	3085	24.64	6797	4538	66.76	39.46

One of my big arguments last year was that they analysed a much bigger percentage of OOC samples for EPO, despite the much lower rate of success (success being positive tests), as considering halflife/glowtime youve got to be pretty retarded to test positive for EPO out of competition. It is noticable that the percentage of samples analysed OOC has dropped, and the percentage of IC samples analysed has increased (whilst the overall number of samples analysed has remained pretty static).

So thats a good thing, but I still think much greater emphasis on testing needs to be IN competition especially when you consider the positive rate IC is considerably higher.

Talking of the rate of positive...

Percentage of Urine Samples testing positive for EPO (Based on number of AAF v Analysed Samples)

	IC Collected	IC Analysed	IC AAF's	IC AAF%	OC Collected	OC Analysed	OC AAF	OC AAF%	Total AAF
2013	13943	3991	23	0.58	7081	3331	6	0.18	0.40
2012	12521	3085	22	0.71	6797	4538	5	0.11	0.35

As with 2012, the rate of positive from In Competition samples is considerably higher than the rate of positive in Out of Competition samples. The %'s change a little this year, but that is possibly explained by the higher number of IC samples being analysed, and the lower number of OC samples being tested. But i remain convinced that the focus and resources of analysing samples for EPO needs to be the IC samples collected.

GC/C/IRMS Tests (Gas Chromatograph/Carbon/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer))

	In Competition	AAF	Out of Competition	AAF	Total AAF %
2013	566	22	294	3	2.91
2012	377	23	166	4	4.97

hGH Blood Tests Conducted

	In Competition	AAF	Out of Competition	AAF	Total AAF %
2013	117	0	394	0	0.00
2012	180	0	393	1	0.17

HBT Blood Tests Conducted

	In Competition	AAF	Out of Competition	AAF	Total AAF %
2013	102	0	55	0	0.00
2012	213	0	71	0	0.00

HBOCS Blood tests Conducted

	In Competition	AAF	Out of Competition	AAF	Total AAF %
2013	25	0	59	0	0.00
2012	118	0	72	0	0.00

Biological Passport Samples Collected

	In Competition	Out of Competition	Total
2012	2072	4352	6424
2013	2632	4797	7429

[Dim]

Testing numbers by Governing Body/NADA's

My other huge bug bear from 2012. The fact that the vast majority of testing within the sport is conducted by the UCI and NOT the National Anti Doping Agencies. Everyone agrees this is a problem, and that the Anti Doping within the sport is not truly independant. Its notable that two other sports have this issue, Tennis, where the vast percentage of the Anti Doping is done by the ITF, and Football. Both sports that arguably have their head in the sand regarding doping. ]

There really isnt a huge change this year. In 2012, 43.35% of testing was conducted by the UCI, in 2013 that drops slightly to 42.10%. Will be very interesting to see if in 2014 that figure drops. We know that historically there have been battles between AFLD and UCI (Tour de France), USADA and UCI (American Races) over who does the testing. If the UCI is serious about independant Anti Doping, we should see this figure drop in 2014 as more of the anti doping responsibility is placed in the hands of the national anti doping agencies.

2012

	IC Urine	OOC Urine	IC Blood	OOC Blood	Totals
UCI	5514	3226	119	81	8940
French Cycling Fed	875	63	37	11	986
Russian NADO	360	293	45	18	716
Italian Olympic Comittee	456	62	149	42	709
NADO Flanders	414	292		69	775
Chinese Anti Doping	171	380		49	600
USADA	204	277	1	34	516
Spanish Cycling Federation	272	149	3	91	515
German NADA	6	289			295
Colombian NADO	331	30	18		379
IOC	182		138	95	415
Portugese Anti Doping	129	94			223
Italian MOH	298	2			300
Bund Deutscher Radhahrer	295				295
Australian ADA	130	131	6	24	291
UK Anti Doping	106	163	10	4	283
Korea Cycling Racing	273				273
French Comm of Belgium NADO	229	40			269
Netherlands ADA	147	95			242
Indian NADA	122	75	38		235
Canadian Centre for Ethics	71	112	43	5	231
Swiss Antidoping	43	122	4	61	230
South African IDFS	171	49			220
Polish NADA	142	53	8		203
Japanese ADA	163	26			189
Austrian ADA	52	96		10	158
Denmark Anti Doping	94	58			152
Irish Sports Council	52	55		22	129
Other	1219	565	24	47	1855

2013

	IC Urine	OOC Urine	IC Blood	OOC Blood	Totals
UCI	6006	2996	298	69	9369
USADA	574	525	2	117	1218
French Cycling Federation	894	80	91	41	1106
Chinese Anti Doping	318	497	8	15	838
Russian NADO	571	175	48	15	809
NADO Flanders	437	316			753
Italian Olympic Comittee	481	126	14	91	712
Colombian NADO	320	30	30		380
Portugese Anti Doping	134	126		96	356
South African IDFS	265	75			340
Australian ADA	141	181		9	331
German NADA	25	261		45	331
Italian MOH	315	11			326
Netherlands ADA	152	148		1	301
UK Anti Doping	127	148	2	21	298
Other	3187	1386	51	160	4784

Percentage of Samples Analysed & Reported by ADAMS conducted by UCI

	IC Urine	OC Urine	IC Blood	OC Blood	Totals
Totals 2013	13947	7081	543	667	22238
UCI	6096	2967	298	69	9430
UCI %	43.71	41.90	54.88	10.34	42.40
Totals 2012	12521	6797	643	663	20624
UCI	5514	3226	119	81	8940
UCI %	44.04	47.46	18.51	12.22	43.35

The Big Eight – 2012 v 2013 Testing

Finally, testing by the big nations (Yes, there are other nations, but i just selected these 8 particularly). A few questions can be asked, why is testing by the Dutch Anti Doping Agency so incredibly low, and what the hell happened to Spain in 2013. Spanish testing has pretty much dropped off the planet. Bear in mind these figures include multiple agencies where relevant, and also that for some races the testing may not be under the jurisdiction of the NADA, the Vuelta for instance where i Believe testing was done by the UCI, not SPanish Anti Doping.

The big movers, post Armstrong case are USADA who continue to up the amount of testing they are doing. A big increase of this is In Competition testing when the UCI finally allowed them to actually test at races.

	IC 2012	OOC 2012	2012	IC 2013	OOC 2013	2013
France	912	74	986	985	121	1106
Spain	275	183	458	190	51	241
Italy	930	124	1054	810	228	1038
Holland	147	95	242	152	149	301
Belgium	706	332	1038	587	463	1050
Australia	136	155	291	141	190	331
UK	116	167	283	127	169	296
America	205	326	531	576	642	1218