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Matilda Price

UCI recommends against use of legal ketone supplements among professional cyclists due to lack of evidence of performance benefits

Soudal Quick-Step's Belgian rider Tim Merlier wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey drinks from a bottle after wining the 2nd stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race, 183,9 km between Montesson and Bellegarde, on March 10, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP).

Cycling's governing body, the UCI, has today set out its position against the use of ketone supplements for the first time, saying it "sees no reason for them to be used" by professional cyclists.

Ketone supplement use has become increasingly popular among cyclists and endurance athletes, with riders openly drinking from small bottles of ketone supplements after races, as casually as they would ingest cherry juice or a sugary recovery drink.

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