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Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul

The home rider Paul Seixas has yet to be tested at night, unlike some of his rivals, but authorities deny that the French doping agency plays any role in who is tested

The Guardian - UK

'These controls serve an overriding interest: the fight against doping' –UCI backs use of night-time tests at the Tour de France

ITA carried out several night-time tests earlier this week

Cycling News

Jasper Philipsen ends Tour de France frustration with overdue stage win

Philipsen repeatedly fell short in bunch sprints over the first two weeks of this Tour but made it look easy in Voiron

The Independent UK

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'The fight against doping is an absolute priority' – UCI defends night-time testing at Tour de France

Cycling's governing body acknowledges disruptive nature of tests

Cycling Weekly

What happened to the case of David Rozman, the Ineos carer with alleged links to a notorious doping doctor?

CYCLING: Rozman was sent home from the 2025 Tour de France but is back working for Sir Dave Brailsford’s Netcompany-Ineos cycling team

The Independent UK

'If you did six watts per kilo, you were good. Now you're a teammate' – Barguil worries about burnout for young riders as Tour de France levels rise rapidly

'We quickly idealise the successful guy, but many fall flat on their faces. I think we don't talk about it enough' says veteran racer

Cycling News

'The fastest position isn't necessarily the lowest position': why so many Tour de France riders are embracing more stem spacers, shorter cranks and progressive fits

Professional bike fitters Bianca Broadbent and Dan Smith, and Sven Reutter, Canyon's road product manager, explain how and why pro riders are tweaking their bike fits

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Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive?

Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams

Cycling Weekly

Former BMX World Champion calls cancellation of final day of UCI racing at this year's competition in Australia 'a disgrace to this sport'

Persistent strong winds on Sunday determined as 'unprecedented circumstances' for shortened BMX World Championships

Cycling News

How a controversial 2am alarm divided cycling and the Tour de France

Cycling’s grim past hangs heavily, and inevitably, over its present – but some feel the anti-doping authorities are going too far

The Independent UK

'He got a bit lost in his own world' – Geraint Thomas explains Thymen Arensman's missed Tour de France TT start but praises strong performance

Netcompany Ineos rider left frustrated after starting around 15 seconds late in Tuesday's time trial, with team sympathetic but saying 'it's up to the rider, it's their responsibility'

Cycling News

'I would rather lose sleep than lose credibility' – Jonathan Vaughters says Tour de France night-time testing could have stopped past doping – Full interview

EF Education-EasyPost team manager has defended night-time anti-doping tests at the Tour de France

Cycling News

Remco Evenepoel and Paul Seixas' teams among latest wave subjected to anti-doping tests on Tour de France rest day

The entire Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team were tested at 10:00 pm, within the daytime window, but not in atypical fashion

Cycling News

Women's road race to close out 'super' World Championships in 2027 as schedule for Haute-Savoie outlined

Men's and women's road races on separate weekends, mountain bike events back-to-back in Les Gets, gravel included for first time

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Cycling Weekly

'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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Cycling Weekly

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 News

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

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Cycling Weekly

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

The Independent UK

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

Cycling News

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

Cycling Weekly

'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 News

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 Weekly

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.

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