The first measures against doping, however, began to be taken after the first Helsinki Olympic games in 1952, but it was in the Tour de France of 1998 that the problem became too big and the serious fight against it began.
De første foranstaltninger imod doping blev imidlertid truffet efter De Olympiske Lege i Helsinki i 1952, men det var Tour'en i 1998, som var dråben, der fik bægeret til at flyde over, og man begyndte at tage fat på problemet for alvor.