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Alasdair Fotheringham

'A catastrophe' – UCI head doctor warns social media providing amateurs with dangerously inaccurate versions of professional racers' diets

The main peloton in a 2026 professional race.

The head of the UCI's medical staff, Xavier Bigard, has issued a stern warning of the major risks currently being taken by amateur riders resorting to social media for wildly inaccurate versions of pro riders' nutrition programs.

"I'm reading things that are absolutely terrifying, with no basis in fact," Bigard told Ouest-France this week.

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