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Ineos Grenadiers admit to using now-banned carbon monoxide rebreathing test – but team insist they did nothing wrong

The team denied using the test at the 2024 Tour de France, but admitted to using it earlier this year after The Times saw an itinerary confirming the use of the method, which is now banned

Mon, Oct 13, 2025 10:09
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WADA to ban carbon monoxide rebreathers as a performance aid from 2026

The practice, which can be used to stimulate the production of more oxygen-carrying red blood cells, can still be used as a diagnostic method to measure blood volume

Thu, Sep 25, 2025 14:53
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“I never want anyone else to go through the same thing”: Former pro cyclist details “psychological torture” of challenging positive doping test, as ban upheld despite UK Anti-Doping ruling “no fault or negligence”

Lizzy Banks' two-year battle to clear her name ended with the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholding her suspension

Tue, Aug 12, 2025 10:46
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Are you an elite cyclist who WANTS to take potentially performance-enhancing painkillers? The University of Kent wants to hear from you

University study seeks elite cyclists willing to take strong painkillers... for science

Tue, May 06, 2025 15:58
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UCI confirms imminent ban on carbon monoxide rebreathing “outside a medical facility”, citing health reasons

The ban on using commercially available CO rebreathing systems will begin from 10 February, with the UCI claiming repeated inhalation "can result in acute and chronic health problems". The ban is independent of world anti-doping regulations

Sat, Feb 01, 2025 16:37
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“There are a lot of people smoking cigarettes every day”: Jonas Vingegaard says carbon monoxide method is like “smoking one cigarette” and claims he “never knew” it could be misused

“If the UCI and WADA ban it, of course I will never do it again,” the two-time Tour de France winner said when asked about the controversial rebreathing test

Fri, Nov 29, 2024 10:52
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UCI concerned new drug “ten times more powerful than tramadol” could be used by professional cyclists to mask fatigue during races, report suggests

The governing body has reportedly already told representatives of pro cycling teams of its "concerns about a new substance", the "very powerful" painkiller usually prescribed in cases of severe osteoarthritis and bone cancer

Wed, Jun 12, 2024 09:45
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World Anti-Doping Agency set to ban painkiller tramadol

UCI moved quickly to ban 'in competition' use in 2019, a ban which saw Nairo Quintana disqualified from this year's Tour de France a month after securing a sixth-place finish

Tue, Sep 20, 2022 11:16
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British Cycling and UK Anti-doping staff engaged in “potential wrongdoing” over anti-doping samples says WADA report

Global anti-doping agency says anti-doping protocols were broken in collection and handling of samples

Tue, Oct 19, 2021 19:03
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Wada investigates UK Anti-Doping for letting British Cycling conduct probe after steroid detected

A 'prominent' British cyclist was found to have traces of the banned steroid nandrolone in 2010

Sun, Mar 28, 2021 07:44
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