Vanshika JaiswalNew Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Amid growing global scrutiny over doping in professional cycling, organisers of the Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 have pledged to make rigorous anti-doping protocols a cornerstone of India's inaugural UCI 2.2 multi-stage road cycling event.
Addressing concerns over the prevalence of banned performance-enhancing substances in endurance sports, Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi said that compliance with the anti-doping guidelines of the union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) has been built into the race structure from the outset.
"When we conceptualised this race and applied for UCI recognition, it was clear from the beginning that we had to follow every internati...