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Agency Carrying Out Early-Morning Doping Tests on the Tour Says Correct Procedures Were Followed
The agency said overnight controls can be necessary in limited cases to protect the anti-doping program and race integrity.
- On Sunday, the International Testing Agency performed unannounced overnight doping tests on race leader Tadej Pogacar at 5 a.m. and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard at 2 a.m. during the Tour de France.
- The ITA defended these nighttime controls as 'effective testing' for race integrity, though UCI anti-doping rules generally prohibit testing between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. without serious, specific suspicion of doping.
- Remco Evenepoel, winner of stage 15, called the tests 'very disrespectful' and 'something inhuman,' while Pogacar suggested the disrupted sleep may have contributed to Vingegaard's crash later that day.
- Following the crash near stage 15's end, Vingegaard sustained a fractured collarbone, forcing the Danish rider to abandon the three-week Tour.
- ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen stated the agency remains committed to protecting race integrity, noting that testing will be targeted and may occur at any point during the three-week event.
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The great anger in the tour field does not ebb. After nightly doping checks, the driver's association demands reforms. The health and rest of the athletes are at stake.
The nocturnal doping controls of cyclists during the Tour de France meet with criticism.
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The debate continues on the unexpected anti-doping controls that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard had to undergo during the night from Saturday to Sunday before the 15th stage towards the Solaison plateau.
After nocturnal doping checks, the driver's association demands reforms: the health and recovery of the athletes are at stake.
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