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'Very effective' - Tour de France team manager applauds night-time anti-doping tests

Jonathan Vaughters said that doping controls in the middle of the night would have solved cycling's doping crisis in the early 2000s.

Cycling Weekly

Vingegaard’s and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge

The International Testing Agency had petitioned the Paris prosecutor’s office to test the duo outside of the normal 6am to 11pm window before stage 15

The Guardian - UK

Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France

Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours

Cycling Weekly

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Why were Tour de France riders tested in the middle of the night? Anti-doping body defends need to carry out 'effective testing'

'The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders' rest and recovery' says anti-doping body

Cycling News

Tour de France race bikes aren't as light as you might think – and it largely comes down to sponsor obligations and team budgets

Although the UCI weight limit is 6.8kg, relatively few bikes actually meet this mark. We explain the ins and outs of Grand Tour race bike weights and how teams optimise their setups

Cycling Weekly

Remco Evenepoel slams ‘inhuman’ doping tests as Jonas Vingegaard crashes out of Tour de France

Two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France on stage 15 with riders speculating a late-night doping test may have had an impact

The Independent UK

UCI Gravel World Series: Nele Laing and Jonas Lindberg claim victory at 3Rides Gravel Winterberg

Laing secures overall victory in new format as Lindberg wins UCI race but Kevin Kuhn tops overall standings

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'Effective testing must be capable to occur outside daytime hours' – Anti-doping body defends nighttime tests at Tour de France

International Testing Agency confirms testing Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard early on Sunday morning

Cycling Weekly

'If this is necessary to prove that we are riding clean, then I totally accept it' – Tadej Pogačar on 'strange' anti-doping testing at Tour de France

Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard were woken in early hours before stage 15

Cycling Weekly

From 'freak' injury to another shot at that 'elusive' win – Fred Wright finally finds feet at Pinarello-Q36.5 at Tour de France

Brit talks moving to new team, racing with Tom Pidcock and searching for his next big win

Cycling News

From 27bpm to 185bpm: How a cyclist’s heart rate evolves during the Tour de France

A Tour de France cyclist’s resting heart rate is less than half that of a normal adult male’s. They need regular monitoring to ensure everything is running smoothly.

Cycling Weekly

'I never expected to be able to make the jump to the World Tour level so quickly' – FDJ-Suez sign multidiscipline champion Kate Courtney

FDJ-Suez announce signing of the current US National Road Race Champion and former MTB XC World Champion – and promise Courtney will race the Tour of Britain Women

Cycling Weekly

UCI Gravel World Series: Swiss riders Joel Roth and Elena Hartmann climb to victories at The Majestics Gravel

Octopus Gravel winner Olivia Hottinger takes second in women's contest while Britain's Toby Perry goes runner-up in tight men's finale

Cycling News

Rider disqualified for wearing video-recording glasses during a race, complains of double standards with Tour de France filming

Another strange disqualification as Willie Smit thrown off the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai for wearing smart shades during stage 1

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All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries

'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager

Cycling News

Time limit extended on Tour de France stage 9 as CPA says 'start times must evolve in order to protect athletes' health' amid extreme heat

Riders' union 'requests activation of the protocol in case of extreme weather conditions, secures agreement on the future decision-making process' as high temperatures continue to blight Tour

Cycling News

Søren Wærenskjold slams Biniam Girmay for Tour de France sprint intimidation

UCI give NSN rider a warning but he avoids relegation in high-speed Bergerac sprint

Cycling News

Stage 9 of Tour de France shortened amid 'red alert' heatwave warning in central France

30km to be cut from start of route as ASO forced to make adjustments in face of ongoing high temperatures

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'I'm not used to having to sprint for the win, so that was scary' – Risky move pays off for Bjorn Riley with his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup win

Jenny Rissveds earns a second consecutive XCC victory in a thrilling elite women's race in Andorra

Cycling News

Huub Artz drops out of Tour de France breakaway after being pulled up on illegal position on the bike

'What's the limit? Can you explain what's wrong? Everybody does it' bemoans Dutchman in discussions with race official

Cycling News

Tour de France enters the Extreme Weather Protocol red zone but the show will go on

Temperatures up to 35°C and a risk of thunderstorms forecast for stage 6, which takes race over Col du Tourmalet

Cycling Weekly

Meet Pinarello Q36.5's billionaire owner Ivan Glasenberg, the man looking to shake up cycling

The owner of Tom Pidcock's team is one of cycling's most mysterious power brokers - where has he come from, and what does he want?

Cycling Weekly

‘It’s like a stripped-out track car with all driver aids turned off’ – 1,300km and counting on the Factor One aero road bike

Fast, furious, and unforgiving at times – the Factor One has all the markings of a champion, but you’ll need to ride it hard to truly appreciate it

The Guardian - UK

‘Grateful’ Træen takes yellow jersey after Pedersen wins stage four amid 40C heat

Max Pedersen wins sprint in Foix to seal stage four victory while Træen takes the yellow jersey in 40-degree plus conditions

Cycling Weekly

UCI changes rules on feed zones amid extreme heat at Tour de France

Riders to be allowed more musettes during stages

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