The Movement for Reliable Cycling (MPCC) found that there were 29 doping incidents in cycling during 2022.

This is 10 more cases than in 2021 and the second highest number in the last eight years. However, the MPCC noted that most of the cases were at the continental team level, not at the world tour level.

Somewhat ironically, the MPCC suggested that only two cases at the World Tour and professional team levels suggests that EPO use is widespread and is the lowest level since 1998, when the Tour de France exploded with Festina doping cases.

The MPCC describes itself as "an association dedicated to defending clean cycling."

"Transparency, accountability, and member engagement are the pillars of our identity; the MPCC is also a whistleblower of corticosteroids, tramadol, Stilnox, and mechanical doping."

The MPCC is also a member of the National Cycling Association.

For its annual report, the MPCC collected data from federations, anti-doping agencies, courts, and the media, taking into account only cases involving professional athletes. The information was then collated and categorized by sport and country and published as annual reliability figures.

The 29 cycling cases were from 15 countries and 6 cycling disciplines; 23 of the 29 cases involved male riders.

The MPCC created an infographic to highlight how athletics is the worst sport for doping and cheating: 120 cases of doping, cheating, 800 cheating, and corruption were documented, often involving staff of athletes. There were 68 cases in weightlifting, 29 in cycling, and 10 in swimming.

"In 2022, the majority of doping procedures at the top level of cycling involved semi-professional male athletes from continental road teams (12 cases). The Portuguese team W52-FC Porto was disbanded after the police revealed possible organized doping," the MPCC explained.

"None of the cases revealed in the Continental teams involved MPCC member teams. Earlier this year, our exercise totaled 30 professional teams (men and women) and there were only 21 continental teams."

MPCC included Nairo Quintana's positive tramadol test during the 2022 Tour de France in its statistics; although tramadol is banned by the UCI for in-competition use after March 2019, a positive tramadol test is not a violation of WADA's anti-doping rules does not constitute a WADA anti-doping rule violation.

Tramadol is an opiate painkiller that made headlines in the mid-2010s, and the Movement for Reliable Cycling (MPCC) requested a ban on the drug in 2013 after reports of its widespread use in the peloton.

Arkea Samsic, a member of the MPCC, was praised by the MPCC for banning Quintana from competition and terminating his contract.

"We would like to add that, in keeping with our strict code of ethics, no MPCC member team subsequently decided to hire a Colombian rider, and this stance seems to have become essential for everyone."

Quintana has yet to find a team for 2023 and has repeatedly denied taking tramadores. He has tried to talk to the UCI and the MPCC and plans to go from Colombia to Europe to find a team, but neither is going to help his case.

Nine of the 19 men's World Tour teams are members of the MPCC: AG2R Citroën, Alpecin Deceuninck, Arkea Samsic, Bora Hansgrohe, Cofidis, EF Education Easy Post, and Groupama FDJ, Intermarche Circus Wanty, and Team DSM.

The MPCC team invited smaller continental teams to join the association to avoid doping incidents.

"We strongly encourage these semi-professional teams to join the MPCC. It is to put their ethics and credibility at the center of our sport's concerns," the MPCC said.