log in
register

Asthma

Tom Boonen on disc brakes (source Quick Step Floors Cycling Team on Facebook).jpg

Boonen defends Froome, says calling salbutamol doping is “ridiculous”

“You would be surprised to know how many athletes with respiratory problems need salbutamol to do their sport”

4
Tim Wellens (picture source – Lotto Soudal).jpg

Lotto-Soudal’s Tim Wellens says cyclists using inhalers are cheating

Belgian rider who abandoned Tour de France rather than take drugs under TUE says rules should be black and white, not grey

36
Chris Froome with Tour de France and Vuelta winner’s jerseys.jpg

David Walsh says he has lost trust in Chris Froome due to Salbutamol case

Irish journalist who authored book Inside Team Sky had "fraught, difficult" phone call with rider on Friday

41
Marcel Kittel after winning 2016 Giro d’Italia Stage 3 (PHOTO CREDIT ANSA – PERI – DI MEO – ZENNARO).jpg

Kittel clarifies comments about Wiggins, asthmatics and Paralympics

Laments the media’s search for headlines

15
Simon Yates (picture Orica-GreenEdge).PNG

Simon Yates “ashamed and embarrassed” at doping ban

Orica-GreenEdge rider fears he will have stain on reputation after team doctor's "honest mistake"

10
GB’s Simon Yates with Spain’s Eloy Teruel and Russia’s Kirill Sveshnikov (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Simon Yates given 4-month ban for positive test for asthma drug

UCI says length of ban reflects "non-intentional" nature of offence after Orica-GreenEdge failed to lodge TUE

7
GB’s Simon Yates with Spain’s Eloy Teruel and Russia’s Kirill Sveshnikov (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Respiratory expert gives his view on drug involved in Simon Yates doping case

John Dickinson of the University of Kent explains how terbutaline may enhance sporting performance

3
Inhaler (CC licensed by Ben Dalton on Flickr)

A third of Team Sky’s riders are asthmatic – and it may be a hazard of being an elite athlete

Kent University study finds exercise induced asthma rife in many elite sports

43