Tour de France 2019 : the real numbers of doping

Statistics

The table below establishes, team by team, the count of the riders who have been or will be subsequently "pinned" in doping cases.

Teams	Riders	Pinned	Top 10	Pinned	Podium	Pinned
Team Sky	8	0	2	0	2	0
BORA - hansgrohe	8	0	1	0	0	0
Deceuninck - Quick-Step	8	1	1	0	0	0
AG2R La Mondiale	8	0	0	0	0	0
Bahrain - Merida	8	1	0	0	0	0
Groupama - FDJ	8	0	0	0	0	0
Movistar Team	8	2	3	2	0	0
Astana Pro Team	8	1	0	0	0	0
Team Jumbo - Visma	8	0	1	0	1	0
EF Education First	8	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchelton - Scott	8	3	0	0	0	0
CCC Team	8	0	0	0	0	0
UAE Team Emirates	8	2	0	0	0	0
Trek - Segafredo	8	0	0	0	0	0
Team Sunweb	8	0	0	0	0	0
Cofidis, Solutions Credits	8	0	0	0	0	0
Lotto Soudal	8	1	0	0	0	0
Direct Energie	8	0	0	0	0	0
Team Katusha Alpecin	8	2	0	0	0	0
Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team	8	1	0	0	0	0
Team Dimension Data	8	1	0	0	0	0
Team Arkea - Samsic	8	0	1	0	0	0
Total	176	15	10	2	3	0
Pourcentage		9%		20%		0%

Other data :

• Route : Bruxelles - Paris
• Stages : 22
• Riders : 176
• Finishers : 155
• Distance : 3366 km
• Winning time : 82h 57'0"
• Average speed of the winner : 40,575 km/h
• Difference between winner and second rider : 1'11" ie 0,02 %
• Difference between winner and last rider : 4:34'23" ie 5,51 %
• Number of doping cases : 0

The official ranking

Ranking source : www.procyclingstats (29/07/2019)

1. Bernal Gomez Egan Arley in 82h57'00''
2. Thomas Geraint at 0h01'11''
3. Kruijswijk Steven at 0h01'31''
4. Buchmann Emanuel at 0h01'56''
5. Alaphilippe Julian at 0h04'05''
6. Landa Mikel at 0h04'23''
7. Uran Rigoberto at 0h05'15''
8. Quintana Nairo at 0h05'30'' 2020 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2022 : positive control
9. Valverde Alejandro at 0h06'12'' 2006 : judicial investigation
10. Barguil Warren at 0h07'32''
11. Porte Richie at 0h12'42''
12. Martin-guyonnet Guillaume at 0h22'08''
13. Gaudu David at 0h23'58''
14. Aru Fabio at 0h27'36''
15. Bardet Romain at 0h30'23''
16. Kreuziger Roman at 0h36'09'' 2011 : biological passport (no penalty)
17. Reichenbach Sébastien at 0h44'29''
18. Martin Daniel at 0h45'21''
19. Lutsenko Alexey at 0h48'52''
20. Herrada Lopez Jesús at 0h51'57''
21. Meurisse Xandro at 0h56'47''
22. Mas Enric at 0h58'20''
23. De Plus Laurens at 1h02'44''
24. Bennett George at 1h04'40''
25. Muhlberger Gregor at 1h04'40''
26. Poels Wout at 1h12'25''
27. Kangert Tanel at 1h12'36''
28. Mollema Bauke at 1h14'58''
29. Yates Adam at 1h16'50''
30. Bernard Julien at 1h20'07''
31. Ciccone Giulio at 1h20'49''
32. Woods Michael at 1h21'00''
33. Molard Rudy at 1h21'17''
34. Cherel Mickaël at 1h22'32''
35. Konrad Patrick at 1h24'35''
36. Van Avermaet Greg at 1h27'56''
37. Soler Gimenez Marc at 1h35'45''
38. Haig Jack at 1h36'59''
39. Nibali Vincenzo at 1h37'02''
40. Kämna Lennard at 1h39'36''
41. Vuillermoz Alexis at 1h40'07''
42. Izagirre Insausti Gorka at 1h40'17''
43. Stuyven Jasper at 1h43'42''
44. Teuns Dylan at 1h44'17''
45. Roche Nicolas at 1h47'20''
46. Van Baarle Dylan at 1h51'38''
47. Henao Montoya Sergio Luis at 1h52'37'' 2014 : biological passport (no penalty)
48. Frank Mathias at 1h53'51''
49. Yates Simon at 1h53'54'' 2016 : positive control
50. Castroviejo Nicolas Jonathan at 1h54'22''
51. Zakarin Ilnur at 1h55'57'' 2009 : positive control
52. Trentin Matteo at 1h57'38'' 2006 : positive control
53. Costa Rui at 1h59'02'' 2010 : positive control (no penalty)
54. Bilbao Pello at 1h59'10''
55. Amador Bipkazakova Andrei at 1h59'55''
56. Gallopin Tony at 2h03'00''
57. Perichon Pierre-luc at 2h05'35''
58. Caruso Damiano at 2h07'15'' 2007 : investigation
59. Benoot Tiesj at 2h07'28''
60. De Gendt Thomas at 2h10'33''
61. Clarke Simon at 2h11'43''
62. King Benjamin at 2h12'00''
63. Geschke Simon at 2h13'25''
64. Politt Nils at 2h14'28''
65. Felline Fabio at 2h15'03''
66. Taaramae Rein at 2h15'42''
67. Matthews Michael at 2h16'34''
68. Naesen Oliver at 2h16'43''
69. Bettiol Alberto at 2h19'06''
70. Schär Michael at 2h19'45''
71. Fraile Matarranz Omar at 2h19'52''
72. Impey Daryl at 2h24'58'' 2014 : positive control
73. Rosskopf Joseph at 2h26'36''
74. Bouet Maxime at 2h28'04''
75. Valgren Michael at 2h28'07''
76. Boasson Hagen Edvald at 2h28'19''
77. Pauwels Serge at 2h32'14''
78. Gesbert Élie at 2h33'02''
79. Santos Simoes Oliveira Nelson Filipe at 2h35'51''
80. Sicard Romain at 2h38'26''
81. Skujins Toms at 2h39'50''
82. Sagan Peter at 2h44'24''
83. Kwiatkowski Michal at 2h46'14''
84. Moscon Gianni at 2h47'23''
85. Colbrelli Sonny at 2h48'27''
86. Berhane Teweldememedhin Natnael at 2h49'25''
87. Perez Anthony at 2h51'36''
88. Pasqualon Andrea at 2h53'25''
89. Oss Daniel at 2h54'56''
90. Delaplace Anthony at 2h55'03''
91. Houle Hugo at 2h56'11''
92. Moinard Amaël at 2h59'17''
93. Tratnik Jan at 3h00'37''
94. Wellens Tim at 3h01'43''
95. Ourselin Paul at 3h01'47''
96. Küng Stefan at 3h02'38''
97. Devenyns Dries at 3h02'42''
98. Keukeleire Jens at 3h03'49''
99. Erviti Ollo Imanol at 3h04'34''
100. Rossetto Stéphane at 3h05'15''
101. Teunissen Mike at 3h06'54''
102. Roux Anthony at 3h08'49''
103. Ledanois Kévin at 3h12'17''
104. Cort Nielsen Magnus at 3h12'22''
105. Verona Quintanilla Carlos at 3h13'05''
106. Calméjane Lilian at 3h13'36''
107. Stake Laengen Vegard at 3h15'24''
108. Simon Julien at 3h17'08''
109. Durbridge Luke at 3h18'36''
110. Bystrom Sven Erik at 3h19'40''
111. Eiking Odd Christian at 3h19'58''
112. Juul Jensen Christopher at 3h22'22''
113. Cosnefroy Benoît at 3h25'57''
114. Garcia Cortina Ivan at 3h26'03''
115. Gougeard Alexis at 3h27'10''
116. Arndt Nikias at 3h27'43''
117. Wurtz Schmidt Mads at 3h29'22''
118. De Buyst Jasper at 3h31'36''
119. Mohoric Matej at 3h33'43''
120. Backaert Frederik at 3h34'00''
121. Grellier Fabien at 3h35'12''
122. Asgreen Kasper at 3h38'18''
123. Vachon Florian at 3h43'22''
124. Janse Van Rensburg Reinardt at 3h44'10''
125. De Kort Koen at 3h44'48''
126. Ladagnous Matthieu at 3h45'11''
127. Wisniowski Lukasz at 3h46'34''
128. Goncalves Maciel José Isidro at 3h47'15'' 2022 : police investigation
129. Cummings Steven at 3h49'45''
130. Viviani Elia at 3h52'37''
131. Turgis Anthony at 3h53'11''
132. Ewan Caleb at 3h54'34''
133. Lampaert Yves at 3h54'37''
134. Haga Chad at 3h54'51''
135. Scully Thomas at 3h56'52''
136. De Gendt Aimé at 3h57'05''
137. Bonifazio Niccolò at 3h59'44''
138. Van Melsen Kevin at 4h00'20''
139. Kristoff Alexander at 4h01'05''
140. Groendahl Jansen Amund at 4h02'02''
141. Burghardt Marcus at 4h02'18''
142. Monfort Maxime at 4h03'56''
143. Bonnet William at 4h05'32''
144. Greipel André at 4h07'00''
145. Groenewegen Dylan at 4h07'10''
146. Hepburn Michael at 4h07'32''
147. Bak Lars Ytting at 4h07'48''
148. Haller Marco at 4h08'17''
149. Richeze Maximiliano at 4h10'05'' 2008 : positive control
150. Kluge Roger at 4h13'43'' 2010 : no location communication (no penalty)
151. Dowsett Alex at 4h14'39''
152. Morkov Christiansen Michael at 4h19'33''
153. Debusschere Jens at 4h29'07''
154. Offredo Yoann at 4h31'43'' 2011 : no location communication
155. Langeveld Sebastian at 4h34'23''

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The alternative ranking

The ranking as it would be if we excluded all racers "pinned" in doping cases during their career.

1. Bernal Gomez Egan Arley
2. Thomas Geraint
3. Kruijswijk Steven
4. Buchmann Emanuel
5. Alaphilippe Julian
6. Landa Meana Mikel
7. Uran Rigoberto
8. Barguil Warren
9. Porte Richard Julian
10. Martin Guillaume
11. Gaudu David
12. Aru Fabio
13. Bardet Romain
14. Reichenbach Sébastien
15. Martin Daniel
16. Lutsenko Alexey
17. Herrada Lopez Jesús
18. Meurisse Xandro
19. Mas Nicolau Enric
20. De Plus Laurens
21. Bennett George
22. Muhlberger Gregor
23. Poels Wouter
24. Kangert Tanel
25. Mollema Bauke
26. Yates Adam
27. Bernard Julien
28. Ciccone Giulio
29. Woods Michael
30. Molard Rudy
31. Cherel Mickaël
32. Konrad Patrick
33. Van Avermaet Greg
34. Soler Gimenez Marc
35. Haig Jack
36. Nibali Vincenzo
37. Kämna Lennard
38. Vuillermoz Alexis
39. Izagirre Insausti Gorka
40. Stuyven Jasper
41. Teuns Dylan
42. Roche Nicolas
43. Van Baarle Dylan
44. Frank Mathias
45. Castroviejo Nicolas Jonathan
46. Bilbao Lopez De Armentia Pello
47. Amador Bipkazakova Andrei
48. Gallopin Tony
49. Perichon Pierre-luc
50. Benoot Tiesj
51. De Gendt Thomas
52. Clarke Simon
53. King Benjamin
54. Geschke Simon
55. Politt Nils
56. Felline Fabio
57. Taaramae Rein
58. Matthews Michael
59. Naesen Oliver
60. Bettiol Alberto
61. Schär Michael
62. Fraile Matarranz Omar
63. Rosskopf Joseph
64. Bouet Maxime
65. Valgren Hundahl Michael
66. Boasson Hagen Edvald
67. Pauwels Serge
68. Gesbert Élie
69. Santos Simoes Oliveira Nelson Filipe
70. Sicard Romain
71. Skujins Toms
72. Sagan Peter
73. Kwiatkowski Michal
74. Moscon Gianni
75. Colbrelli Sonny
76. Berhane Teweldememedhin Natnael
77. Perez Anthony
78. Pasqualon Andrea
79. Oss Daniel
80. Delaplace Anthony
81. Houle Hugo
82. Moinard Amaël
83. Tratnik Jan
84. Wellens Tim
85. Ourselin Paul
86. Küng Stefan
87. Devenyns Dries
88. Keukeleire Jens
89. Erviti Ollo Imanol
90. Rossetto Stéphane
91. Teunissen Mike
92. Roux Anthony
93. Ledanois Kévin
94. Cort Nielsen Magnus
95. Verona Quintanilla Carlos
96. Calméjane Lilian
97. Stake Laengen Vegard
98. Simon Julien
99. Durbridge Luke
100. Bystrom Sven Erik
101. Eiking Odd Christian
102. Juul Jensen Christopher
103. Cosnefroy Benoît
104. Garcia Cortina Ivan
105. Gougeard Alexis
106. Arndt Nikias
107. Wurtz Schmidt Mads
108. De Buyst Jasper
109. Mohoric Matej
110. Backaert Frederik
111. Grellier Fabien
112. Asgreen Kasper
113. Vachon Florian
114. Janse Van Rensburg Reinardt
115. De Kort Koen
116. Ladagnous Matthieu
117. Wisniowski Lukasz
118. Cummings Steven
119. Viviani Elia
120. Turgis Anthony
121. Ewan Caleb
122. Lampaert Yves
123. Haga Chad
124. Scully Thomas
125. De Gendt Aimé
126. Bonifazio Niccolò
127. Van Melsen Kevin
128. Kristoff Alexander
129. Groendahl Jansen Amund
130. Burghardt Marcus
131. Monfort Maxime
132. Bonnet William
133. Greipel André
134. Groenewegen Dylan
135. Hepburn Michael
136. Bak Lars Ytting
137. Haller Marco
138. Dowsett Alex
139. Morkov Christiansen Michael
140. Debusschere Jens
141. Langeveld Sebastian

The list of participants

The list of participants by team

Team Sky

16 years of existence, 5 cases, ie 0,31 per year

1. Thomas Geraint
2. Bernal Gomez Egan Arley
3. Castroviejo Nicolas Jonathan
4. Kwiatkowski Michal
5. Moscon Gianni
6. Poels Wout
7. Rowe Luke
8. Van Baarle Dylan

BORA - hansgrohe

16 years of existence, 1 case, ie 0,06 per year

11. Sagan Peter
12. Buchmann Emanuel
13. Burghardt Marcus
14. Konrad Patrick
15. Muhlberger Gregor
16. Oss Daniel
17. Pöstlberger Lukas
18. Schachmann Maximilian

Deceuninck - Quick-Step

33 years of existence, 30 cases, ie 0,91 per year

21. Alaphilippe Julian
22. Asgreen Kasper
23. Devenyns Dries
24. Lampaert Yves
25. Mas Enric
26. Morkov Christiansen Michael
27. Richeze Maximiliano 2008 : positive control
28. Viviani Elia

AG2R La Mondiale

34 years of existence, 19 cases, ie 0,56 per year

31. Bardet Romain
32. Cherel Mickaël
33. Cosnefroy Benoît
34. Frank Mathias
35. Gallopin Tony
36. Gougeard Alexis
37. Naesen Oliver
38. Vuillermoz Alexis

Bahrain - Merida

9 years of existence, 2 cases, ie 0,22 per year

41. Nibali Vincenzo
42. Caruso Damiano 2007 : investigation
43. Colbrelli Sonny
44. Dennis Rohan
45. Garcia Cortina Ivan
46. Mohoric Matej
47. Teuns Dylan
48. Tratnik Jan

Groupama - FDJ

29 years of existence, 13 cases, ie 0,45 per year

51. Pinot Thibaut
52. Bonnet William
53. Gaudu David
54. Küng Stefan
55. Ladagnous Matthieu
56. Molard Rudy
57. Reichenbach Sébastien
58. Roux Anthony

Movistar Team

46 years of existence, 29 cases, ie 0,63 per year

61. Quintana Nairo 2020 : police investigation (sanction not known) ; 2022 : positive control
62. Valverde Alejandro 2006 : judicial investigation
63. Amador Bipkazakova Andrei
64. Erviti Ollo Imanol
65. Landa Mikel
66. Santos Simoes Oliveira Nelson Filipe
67. Soler Gimenez Marc
68. Verona Quintanilla Carlos

Astana Pro Team

19 years of existence, 18 cases, ie 0,95 per year

71. Fuglsang Jakob
72. Bilbao Pello
73. Fraile Matarranz Omar
74. Houle Hugo
75. Izagirre Insausti Gorka
76. Lutsenko Alexey
77. Cort Nielsen Magnus
78. Sanchez Luis Leon 2006 : internal inquiry

Team Jumbo - Visma

42 years of existence, 20 cases, ie 0,48 per year

81. Kruijswijk Steven
82. Bennett George
83. De Plus Laurens
84. Groenewegen Dylan
85. Groendahl Jansen Amund
86. Martin Tony
87. Teunissen Mike
88. Van Aert Wout

EF Education First

21 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,14 per year

91. Uran Rigoberto
92. Bettiol Alberto
93. Clarke Simon
94. Kangert Tanel
95. Langeveld Sebastian
96. Scully Thomas
97. Van Garderen Tejay
98. Woods Michael

Mitchelton - Scott

14 years of existence, 4 cases, ie 0,29 per year

101. Yates Adam
102. Durbridge Luke
103. Haig Jack
104. Hepburn Michael
105. Impey Daryl 2014 : positive control
106. Juul Jensen Christopher
107. Trentin Matteo 2006 : positive control
108. Yates Simon 2016 : positive control

CCC Team

21 years of existence, 18 cases, ie 0,86 per year

111. Van Avermaet Greg
112. Bevin Patrick
113. De Marchi Alessandro
114. Geschke Simon
115. Pauwels Serge
116. Rosskopf Joseph
117. Schär Michael
118. Wisniowski Lukasz

UAE Team Emirates

27 years of existence, 32 cases, ie 1,19 per year

121. Martin Daniel
122. Aru Fabio
123. Bystrom Sven Erik
124. Costa Rui 2010 : positive control (no penalty)
125. Henao Montoya Sergio Luis 2014 : biological passport (no penalty)
126. Kristoff Alexander
127. Stake Laengen Vegard
128. Philipsen Jasper

Trek - Segafredo

15 years of existence, 5 cases, ie 0,33 per year

131. Porte Richie
132. Bernard Julien
133. Ciccone Giulio
134. De Kort Koen
135. Felline Fabio
136. Mollema Bauke
137. Skujins Toms
138. Stuyven Jasper

Team Sunweb

21 years of existence, 3 cases, ie 0,14 per year

141. Matthews Michael
142. Arndt Nikias
143. Bol Cees
144. Haga Chad
145. Kämna Lennard
146. Kelderman Wilco
147. Kragh Andersen Soren
148. Roche Nicolas

Cofidis, Solutions Credits

30 years of existence, 21 cases, ie 0,7 per year

151. Laporte Christophe
152. Berhane Teweldememedhin Natnael
153. Edet Nicolas
154. Herrada Lopez Jesús
155. Perez Anthony
156. Perichon Pierre-luc
157. Rossetto Stéphane
158. Simon Julien

Lotto Soudal

42 years of existence, 16 cases, ie 0,38 per year

161. Ewan Caleb
162. Benoot Tiesj
163. De Buyst Jasper
164. De Gendt Thomas
165. Keukeleire Jens
166. Kluge Roger 2010 : no location communication (no penalty)
167. Monfort Maxime
168. Wellens Tim

Direct Energie

26 years of existence, 4 cases, ie 0,15 per year

171. Calméjane Lilian
172. Bonifazio Niccolò
173. Grellier Fabien
174. Ourselin Paul
175. Sicard Romain
176. Taaramae Rein
177. Terpstra Niki
178. Turgis Anthony

Team Katusha Alpecin

11 years of existence, 9 cases, ie 0,82 per year

181. Zakarin Ilnur 2009 : positive control
182. Debusschere Jens
183. Dowsett Alex
184. Goncalves Maciel José Isidro 2022 : police investigation
185. Haller Marco
186. Politt Nils
187. Wurtz Schmidt Mads
188. Zabel Rick

Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team

21 years of existence, 4 cases, ie 0,19 per year

191. Martin-guyonnet Guillaume
192. Backaert Frederik
193. De Gendt Aimé
194. Eiking Odd Christian
195. Meurisse Xandro
196. Offredo Yoann 2011 : no location communication
197. Pasqualon Andrea
198. Van Melsen Kevin

Team Dimension Data

15 years of existence, 1 case, ie 0,07 per year

201. Boasson Hagen Edvald
202. Bak Lars Ytting
203. Cummings Steven
204. Janse Van Rensburg Reinardt
205. King Benjamin
206. Kreuziger Roman 2011 : biological passport (no penalty)
207. Nizzolo Giacomo
208. Valgren Michael

Team Arkea - Samsic

30 years of existence, 4 cases, ie 0,13 per year

211. Barguil Warren
212. Bouet Maxime
213. Delaplace Anthony
214. Gesbert Élie
215. Greipel André
216. Ledanois Kévin
217. Moinard Amaël
218. Vachon Florian

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Press review of the Tour de France 2019

• 25/07/2019 - Trois équipes ont subi un contrôle antidopage ce jeudi matin
• 23/07/2019 - S'ils ne sont plus dopés, pourquoi les coureurs du Tour de France roulent-ils toujours aussi vite ?
• 22/07/2019 - « Le Tour 2019 va peut-être se jouer à vitesse réelle »
• 19/07/2019 - Julian Alaphilippe, à propos des suspicions de dopage : « Quand on réussit, ça fait forcément parler »
• 19/07/2019 - Tour de France : les cétones, un masquant médiatique
• 18/07/2019 - « Il y a d'autres choses que les Cétones qui expliquent certaines performances », dit le médecin d'une équipe du peloton
• 17/07/2019 - Alaphilippe et la polémique des Cétones : « Cela fait partie de notre plan nutritionnel »
• 16/07/2019 - « Low carb » et cétones, le régime idéal pour carburer sur le Tour de France
• 08/07/2019 - Tour de France : vous reprendrez bien un petit ver ?

See also

• The real numbers of doping (fr)
• The real numbers of doping on the Tour of Italy
• The real numbers of doping on the Tour de France
• The real numbers of doping on the Tour of Spain
• The doping cases on the Tour de France (fr)