All remaining Tour de France riders undergo anti-doping blood tests

THONON-LES-BAINS, France, July 21 : All remaining riders in the 2026 Tour de France underwent an anti-doping blood test on Monday as part of a comprehensive Athlete Biological Passport programme, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said. In a statement on Tuesday confirming reports from French newspaper Liberation, the ITA said: "This mission complements the standard pre-competition testing conducted on all riders in the days preceding the Grand Depart and any test already conducted during the race. "Collecting additional blood samples enables the ITA to assess variations in relevant hematological biological markers and strengthen the longitudinal monitoring of each rider’s individual profile."The biological passport, which was introduced in 2008 in cycling, monitors selected biological