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James Witts

'We’ve shown that ketones boost EPO levels' - Years after their inception, what impact are ketones having on WorldTour performance?

Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal QuickStep pictured after stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race from SaintPaulTroisChteaux to Superdevoluy 1778 km in France on Wednesday 17 July 2024 The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice France on 21 July BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS Photo by DAVID PINTENS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images.

Cross the line, lean back, and glug, glug, glug. And we’re done – another brand-friendly Tour de France shot of Remco Evenepoel knocking back a small bottle of KetoneAid. Nearly every day seemed a facsimile of the day before with the Belgian rider shaking out every drop in search of… what exactly? 

What were the likes of Remco and his Soudal Quick-Step teammates seeking from the 60ml, 30g ketone ester bottle? And what about Visma-Lease a Bike riders who have a research partnership with Ketone-IQ, manufactured by HVMN? 

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