Dope Testing Heads Indoors: Virtual Racers to Provide Blood and Urine Samples as MyWhoosh Launches First E-Sports Anti-Doping Regime

Dope testing heads indoors: Virtual racers to provide blood and urine samples as MyWhoosh launches first e-sports anti-doping regime

Programme will be the first of its kind in virtual racing, which has risen in popularity and seriousness in recent years

Virtual cyclists set to face random drug tests as MyWhoosh launches first ever anti-doping programme for e-cycling

When it comes to virtual racing, discussions around cheating tend to focus on tech-based shortcuts like data hacking, bots, or even carbon fibre exoskeletons. But the brave new world of e-cycling has gone decidedly old school this week, with the news that MyWhoosh is introducing random drug tests for racers on its platform.MyWhoosh, which has ...

MyWhoosh launches anti-doping programme for e-racing

MyWhoosh, the free-to-use virtual cycling platform based out of Abu Dhabi, UAE, has announced a first-of-its-kind anti-doping and integrity testing initiative for virtual racers. The programme, designed to protect clean athletes and strengthen trust in elite virtual racing, will become active on May 10, 2026. The first round of testing is scheduled to begin on May 17, 2026. MyWhoosh will use the WADA Prohibited List as the reference for prohibit…