Andorran Cycling Federation Adopts Collective Anti-Doping Fund for 2027
The federation, with CPA, government, and UCI, shifts to a shared fund covering doping disciplinary costs, easing burdens on individual riders while linking future fees to case expenses. Previous bonds will be fully refunded.
Key Points
- Replaces individual bank guarantees with shared fund developed by FAC, CPA, Andorran government, and UCI.
- Men pay €1,500 first year (€750 licence + €750 fund), then €750 annually; women €880 initial, €440 renewals.
- Fund adjusts: +€80 per doping case from prior year; prior guarantees refunded.
- 2026 uses old system; follows rider objections to prior proposals.
The Andorran Cycling Federation (FAC) will launch a collective anti-doping guarantee fund for professional cyclists' licences starting in the 2027 season, replacing individual bank guarantees and bonds with a shared system.
Developed alongside the Cyclistes Professionnels Associés (CPA), the Andorran government, and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the approach maintains financial safeguards against doping disciplinary costs while streamlining processes for riders based in the country.
FAC president Carolina Poussier had voiced dissatisfaction with the prior setup, which required each professional to secure a personal guarantee covering potential expenses from positive tests. The new model addresses that feedback by shifting to a one-time fund contribution.
Male professionals will pay 1,500 euros in their first year—750 euros for the licence and 750 euros to the fund—followed by 750 euros annually for renewals. Female professionals face an initial fee of 880 euros (440 euros each for licence and fund), then 440 euros per year thereafter. All previous guarantees and bonds will be fully refunded.
The fund size will adapt to expenses: each doping case generating costs from the previous year will raise the next season's licence fee by 80 euros per incident. No cases mean no adjustment.
This follows earlier disputes, such as a rejected proposal for 7,500 Swiss franc individual deposits—equivalent to about 8,000 euros—and a temporary fee hike to 1,500 euros that drew objections from riders including Carlos Verona. The 2026 season will stick with existing arrangements.
Poussier described the solution as providing sufficient protection without overburdening the federation's finances or riders' administrative duties.
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