The event is almost historic: the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) have reached an agreement for the organization of anti-doping controls at the next Tour de France. Under this agreement, which puts an end to several months of tension between the two authorities, the AFLD will benefit from the full collaboration of the UCI, a point on which the two authorities have been opposed since Paris-Nice at the start of the season. . The next Tour de France 2013 (June 29-July 21), but also all cycling races contested in France under the aegis of the UCI are affected by this agreement. Concretely, the AFLD will now access the complete content of the runners' biological passports and know their location. Likewise, it will have complete freedom to organize unannounced checks.
— Published on April 29, 2013
