{"id":2053380,"date":"2026-07-20T11:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053380"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:49:30","slug":"why-were-tour-de-france-riders-tested-in-the-middle-of-the-night-anti-doping-body-defends-need-to-carry-out-effective-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053380","title":{"rendered":"Why were Tour de France riders tested in the middle of the night? Anti-doping body defends need to carry out &#8216;effective testing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5v6TCqyHT55MzjeE35gmMK-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jKHE96y2wwWJbP7tAZ8fyZ-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jKHE96y2wwWJbP7tAZ8fyZ-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    Rider disqualified for wearing video-recording glasses during a race, complains of double standards with Tour de France filming\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    &#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5wbYcDhxbQvkdFcVyDeQhj-160-80.png.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5wbYcDhxbQvkdFcVyDeQhj-80-80.png.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    I can&#8217;t understand why UAE Team Emirates-XRG are riding so much, but Poga\u010dar is so good that he will correct any mistakes in the Alps &#8211; Sean Kelly&#8217;s Tour column\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRules\n<\/li>\n<li>\nDoping\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTour de France\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Why were Tour de France riders tested in the middle of the night? Anti-doping body defends need to carry out &#8216;effective testing&#8217;<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nStephen Farrand <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nLast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T13:25:02Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n20 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8216;The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders&#8217; rest and recovery&#8217; says anti-doping body<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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sleep and recovery to carry out &#8220;effective testing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The ITA claimed in a statement sent to <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> and other media that the tests were done with &#8220;consideration for riders&#8217; welfare, equity and fundamental rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d3abd5f0-842e-11f1-9f15-6f8ac546c8dd-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders&#8217; rest and recovery. 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As such, effective testing must, in limited and justified circumstances, be capable to occur outside standard daytime hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-ca8ceaf4-8438-11f1-aaba-67112c01c4fa\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">More on this<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-ca8cec16-8438-11f1-acb3-fd4d6cbf4eec\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;All testing activities conducted at the Tour de France and at any other international events, including decisions as to the specific timing of such tests, are carried out in accordance with the ITA\u2019s testing strategy and subject to the safeguards established under the World Anti-Doping Code, the UCI Anti-Doping Rules and French law, with due consideration for riders\u2019 welfare, equity and fundamental rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA is a not-for-profit organisation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a mission to manage anti-doping programmes, independently for international federations and event organisers. Cycling&#8217;s anti-doping programme is funded by the different stakeholders, including the UCI, riders and teams.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar and several other riders were critical of the night-time testing, with the Tour leader going as far as suggesting that Vingegaard&#8217;s lack of sleep after his 2am anti-doping test could have been one of the reasons for his crash and fractured collarbone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Both Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike team played down the idea that the nighttime anti-doping test was a factor.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar was tested at 5am before stage 15. He revealed he has also faced other early morning tests during the Spring Classics and the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit strange, but I accept it if this is necessary to still prove we are riding clean, then if this is necessary then I totally accept it and I commit to this. But it&#8217;s a bit shit when you sleep for four hours in one day in the middle of a three week Tour,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Something we could and should not accept&#8217; &#8211; Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Pascal Chanteur, president of the French UNCP rider association suggested that the riders were being harassed, while Remco Evenepoel called on the CPA rider&#8217;s association to act.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It is inhuman to wake us up, we had a long transfer, and to wake them up like that is pretty disrespectful,&#8221; the Belgian said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However the UCI anti-doping rules are clear regarding nighttime testing between 11pm and 6am.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The UCI may require any Rider over whom it has Testing authority, who has not retired, including Riders serving a period of Ineligibility, to provide a Sample at any time and at any place,&#8221; rule 5.2.2 explains, but goes on to clarify that &#8220;Unless the rider has identified a sixty minute testing window between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or has otherwise consented to testing during that period, the UCI will not test a rider during that period unless it has a serious and specific suspicion that the Rider may be engaged in doping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA did not answer a specific question from <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> about any suspicions of doping in this case, saying its testing strategies remain confidential.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike have both been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-our-view\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Our view<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446c02-843e-11f1-abb4-5569105fa1cb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Patrick Fletcher<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Deputy Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I have a great deal of sympathy for the riders in question, but shock tactics are an important tool in the ongoing fight against doping.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History tells us that anti-doping authorities are always playing catch-up, in relation to new products and also new methods of taking them. There were times when riders would inject entire bags of blood into their veins overnight, but doping practices have become far more sophisticated and, in particular, there are widespread concerns over micro-dosing, whereby substances can pass in and out of the system in a matter of hours \u2013 perhaps during a full night\u2019s sleep. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Such night-time testing is provided for in the rules, even if some riders themselves weren\u2019t aware. It adds another layer of thoroughness, as well as a deterrent effect. Given cycling\u2019s dirty history and the stark difference doping can make in endurance sport, I believe the public deserves reassurance that the anti-doping system is a robust one, even more so when you have one rider and one team dominating this Tour de France. That\u2019s not to cast aspersions on Poga\u010dar who, to his credit, spoke openly, insightfully, and at length about the issue in his press conference yesterday. But clean sport is fundamentally important and, as Poga\u010dar himself acknowledged, if there has to be some compromise along the way, then it\u2019s a price worth paying. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446cb6-843e-11f1-b90c-0baa3eaab6c6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eMzQ9Ja3GRin8MADZHom3A-140-80.png.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Matilda Price<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Assistant Features Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I fully agree that this sport, particularly given its history, needs stringent testing, but we need to draw the line somewhere. Riders already have to give up part of every single day of their lives to be available for testing, so the least they can be allowed is a night&#8217;s sleep during the hardest race of the year. Anti-doping is crucial, but we can&#8217;t let it come at the expense of the racing itself or clean riders&#8217; health \u2013 at a certain point it would become counterproductive. We could take testing to the extreme, require every rider to provide a sample five times a day if we wanted, but there are boundaries in place for a reason, and they should be stuck to.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And if the UCI or ITA do have a &#8220;serious and specific suspicion&#8221; that either Poga\u010dar or Vingegaard are currently engaged in doping, shouldn&#8217;t they come out and say that in their justifications? Being first and second overall in the race is surely not reason enough, and in fact it&#8217;s bordering on unfair that those two should miss out on recovery whilst the rest of the top 10 don&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-test-at-odd-hours-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why test at odd hours?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-e3b789ce-8430-11f1-9fe9-4d8c66bc3a15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While professional cycling has not seen a major doping scandal for a decade, it is theoretically possible that athletes could benefit from overnight micro-dosing of blood boosting EPO or recovery products, with any traces of the doping disappearing before daytime testing is carried out.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Before the Tour de France began in Barcelona, the ITA explained that its anti-doping strategy is &#8220;based on an adaptive risk assessment approach that integrates various dynamic factors, such as rider performance trends, to ensure strategic testing throughout the event. Insights from the ABP (Athlete Biological Passport), including the endocrine module, as well as information gathered by the ITA\u2019s dedicated cycling team within its Intelligence &amp; Investigations (I&amp;I) department, inform these efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">ITA claimed it carried out over 360 out of competition tests in the month before the Tour de France, with 600 tests expected during the race. Samples will be kept for 10-years for potential re-analysis.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Testing during the Tour de France will be targeted and may occur at any point during the three-week race, not just at stage finishes,&#8221; ITA made clear on July 1 in a statement.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;We remain committed to protecting the integrity of the race and ensuring that all riders compete under the same rules and conditions,&#8221; said ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d3abd76c-842e-11f1-a504-b3ad7e3a8a07\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. 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after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Something we could and should not accept&#8217; &#8211; Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Doping<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Dope testing heads indoors: Virtual racers to provide blood and urine samples as MyWhoosh launches first e-sports anti-doping regime<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Former USPro Nationals medallist accepts 16-month sanction for Whereabouts Failure<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in News<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I hope that it will be just as good&#8217; \u2013 19-year-old Paul Seixas heads into Tour de France final week within striking distance of GC podium<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Transfers<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Laurens De Plus joins big-name domestiques heading to Decathlon CMA CGM as team look to build around Paul Seixas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;The main goal is to have Remco on the podium in Paris&#8217; 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Anti-doping body defends need to carry out &#8216;effective testing&#8217;<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nStephen Farrand <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nLast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T13:25:02Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n20 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8216;The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders&#8217; rest and recovery&#8217; says anti-doping body<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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sleep and recovery to carry out &#8220;effective testing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The ITA claimed in a statement sent to <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> and other media that the tests were done with &#8220;consideration for riders&#8217; welfare, equity and fundamental rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d3abd5f0-842e-11f1-9f15-6f8ac546c8dd-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders&#8217; rest and recovery. 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As such, effective testing must, in limited and justified circumstances, be capable to occur outside standard daytime hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-ca8ceaf4-8438-11f1-aaba-67112c01c4fa\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">More on this<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-ca8cec16-8438-11f1-acb3-fd4d6cbf4eec\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;All testing activities conducted at the Tour de France and at any other international events, including decisions as to the specific timing of such tests, are carried out in accordance with the ITA\u2019s testing strategy and subject to the safeguards established under the World Anti-Doping Code, the UCI Anti-Doping Rules and French law, with due consideration for riders\u2019 welfare, equity and fundamental rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA is a not-for-profit organisation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a mission to manage anti-doping programmes, independently for international federations and event organisers. Cycling&#8217;s anti-doping programme is funded by the different stakeholders, including the UCI, riders and teams.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar and several other riders were critical of the night-time testing, with the Tour leader going as far as suggesting that Vingegaard&#8217;s lack of sleep after his 2am anti-doping test could have been one of the reasons for his crash and fractured collarbone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Both Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike team played down the idea that the nighttime anti-doping test was a factor.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar was tested at 5am before stage 15. He revealed he has also faced other early morning tests during the Spring Classics and the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit strange, but I accept it if this is necessary to still prove we are riding clean, then if this is necessary then I totally accept it and I commit to this. But it&#8217;s a bit shit when you sleep for four hours in one day in the middle of a three week Tour,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Something we could and should not accept&#8217; &#8211; Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Pascal Chanteur, president of the French UNCP rider association suggested that the riders were being harassed, while Remco Evenepoel called on the CPA rider&#8217;s association to act.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It is inhuman to wake us up, we had a long transfer, and to wake them up like that is pretty disrespectful,&#8221; the Belgian said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However the UCI anti-doping rules are clear regarding nighttime testing between 11pm and 6am.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The UCI may require any Rider over whom it has Testing authority, who has not retired, including Riders serving a period of Ineligibility, to provide a Sample at any time and at any place,&#8221; rule 5.2.2 explains, but goes on to clarify that &#8220;Unless the rider has identified a sixty minute testing window between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or has otherwise consented to testing during that period, the UCI will not test a rider during that period unless it has a serious and specific suspicion that the Rider may be engaged in doping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA did not answer a specific question from <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> about any suspicions of doping in this case, saying its testing strategies remain confidential.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike have both been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-our-view\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Our view<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446c02-843e-11f1-abb4-5569105fa1cb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Patrick Fletcher<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Deputy Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I have a great deal of sympathy for the riders in question, but shock tactics are an important tool in the ongoing fight against doping.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History tells us that anti-doping authorities are always playing catch-up, in relation to new products and also new methods of taking them. There were times when riders would inject entire bags of blood into their veins overnight, but doping practices have become far more sophisticated and, in particular, there are widespread concerns over micro-dosing, whereby substances can pass in and out of the system in a matter of hours \u2013 perhaps during a full night\u2019s sleep. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Such night-time testing is provided for in the rules, even if some riders themselves weren\u2019t aware. It adds another layer of thoroughness, as well as a deterrent effect. Given cycling\u2019s dirty history and the stark difference doping can make in endurance sport, I believe the public deserves reassurance that the anti-doping system is a robust one, even more so when you have one rider and one team dominating this Tour de France. That\u2019s not to cast aspersions on Poga\u010dar who, to his credit, spoke openly, insightfully, and at length about the issue in his press conference yesterday. But clean sport is fundamentally important and, as Poga\u010dar himself acknowledged, if there has to be some compromise along the way, then it\u2019s a price worth paying. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446cb6-843e-11f1-b90c-0baa3eaab6c6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eMzQ9Ja3GRin8MADZHom3A-140-80.png.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Matilda Price<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Assistant Features Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I fully agree that this sport, particularly given its history, needs stringent testing, but we need to draw the line somewhere. Riders already have to give up part of every single day of their lives to be available for testing, so the least they can be allowed is a night&#8217;s sleep during the hardest race of the year. Anti-doping is crucial, but we can&#8217;t let it come at the expense of the racing itself or clean riders&#8217; health \u2013 at a certain point it would become counterproductive. We could take testing to the extreme, require every rider to provide a sample five times a day if we wanted, but there are boundaries in place for a reason, and they should be stuck to.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And if the UCI or ITA do have a &#8220;serious and specific suspicion&#8221; that either Poga\u010dar or Vingegaard are currently engaged in doping, shouldn&#8217;t they come out and say that in their justifications? Being first and second overall in the race is surely not reason enough, and in fact it&#8217;s bordering on unfair that those two should miss out on recovery whilst the rest of the top 10 don&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-test-at-odd-hours-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why test at odd hours?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-e3b789ce-8430-11f1-9fe9-4d8c66bc3a15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While professional cycling has not seen a major doping scandal for a decade, it is theoretically possible that athletes could benefit from overnight micro-dosing of blood boosting EPO or recovery products, with any traces of the doping disappearing before daytime testing is carried out.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Before the Tour de France began in Barcelona, the ITA explained that its anti-doping strategy is &#8220;based on an adaptive risk assessment approach that integrates various dynamic factors, such as rider performance trends, to ensure strategic testing throughout the event. Insights from the ABP (Athlete Biological Passport), including the endocrine module, as well as information gathered by the ITA\u2019s dedicated cycling team within its Intelligence &amp; Investigations (I&amp;I) department, inform these efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">ITA claimed it carried out over 360 out of competition tests in the month before the Tour de France, with 600 tests expected during the race. Samples will be kept for 10-years for potential re-analysis.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Testing during the Tour de France will be targeted and may occur at any point during the three-week race, not just at stage finishes,&#8221; ITA made clear on July 1 in a statement.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;We remain committed to protecting the integrity of the race and ensuring that all riders compete under the same rules and conditions,&#8221; said ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d3abd76c-842e-11f1-a504-b3ad7e3a8a07\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. 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Before becoming Editor-at-large, he was Head of News at <em>Cyclingnews.<\/em> He has previously worked for <em>Shift Active Media, Reuters<\/em> and <em>Cycling Weekly. <\/em>He is a member of the Board of the Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme (AIJC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Something we could and should not accept&#8217; &#8211; Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Doping<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yRHyMUt6EZE9MLsa2o3SVf-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Dope testing heads indoors: Virtual racers to provide blood and urine samples as MyWhoosh launches first e-sports anti-doping regime<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bS7KhGbDtaAB7X2dPh3tXD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Former USPro Nationals medallist accepts 16-month sanction for Whereabouts Failure<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in News<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mQVF9z4KYoFq6UrttWGUmT-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I hope that it will be just as good&#8217; \u2013 19-year-old Paul Seixas heads into Tour de France final week within striking distance of GC podium<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvKStmgent8rQ3HxHLG9qD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Transfers<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Laurens De Plus joins big-name domestiques heading to Decathlon CMA CGM as team look to build around Paul Seixas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8QL6NUnWwJiJ8GxQE4go47-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;The main goal is to have Remco on the podium in Paris&#8217; 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Anti-doping body defends need to carry out &#8216;effective testing&#8217;<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nStephen Farrand <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nLast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T13:25:02Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n20 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8216;The ITA is conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders&#8217; rest and recovery&#8217; says anti-doping body<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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As such, effective testing must, in limited and justified circumstances, be capable to occur outside standard daytime hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-ca8ceaf4-8438-11f1-aaba-67112c01c4fa\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">More on this<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-ca8cec16-8438-11f1-acb3-fd4d6cbf4eec\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;All testing activities conducted at the Tour de France and at any other international events, including decisions as to the specific timing of such tests, are carried out in accordance with the ITA\u2019s testing strategy and subject to the safeguards established under the World Anti-Doping Code, the UCI Anti-Doping Rules and French law, with due consideration for riders\u2019 welfare, equity and fundamental rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kXbtRHuzGrv6kzYtwGLQ2e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Riders association calls for &#8216;intelligent fight against doping&#8217; after multiple riders subjected to overnight testing at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aqQKdwMuhJKzTuNa9ULSr6-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Somebody knocked on my door at 2am&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard subjected to middle-of-the-night anti-doping tests at Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/smzYAM6ZyXxpBk9GXGDqgn-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Nowhere else would we accept that level of surveillance&#8217; \u2013 Between Whereabouts, nighttime testing and &#8216;clean anxiety&#8217;, is the anti-doping system in need of reform?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA is a not-for-profit organisation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a mission to manage anti-doping programmes, independently for international federations and event organisers. Cycling&#8217;s anti-doping programme is funded by the different stakeholders, including the UCI, riders and teams.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar and several other riders were critical of the night-time testing, with the Tour leader going as far as suggesting that Vingegaard&#8217;s lack of sleep after his 2am anti-doping test could have been one of the reasons for his crash and fractured collarbone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SRAEFcVpWXeRdEDaqpBiff slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Both Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike team played down the idea that the nighttime anti-doping test was a factor.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar was tested at 5am before stage 15. He revealed he has also faced other early morning tests during the Spring Classics and the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit strange, but I accept it if this is necessary to still prove we are riding clean, then if this is necessary then I totally accept it and I commit to this. But it&#8217;s a bit shit when you sleep for four hours in one day in the middle of a three week Tour,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/E9A9xqiGYiLKvuvhUfJ5e8-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;It ruined his sleep&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar argues Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane&#8217;s Tour de France ending crash<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LchroLMjS4Zz5h2MhjKjdG-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">60 WorldTour riders consent to anti-doping power data passport study<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EbXQU43miPWiqxuJ9y2vW7-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Something we could and should not accept&#8217; &#8211; Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Pascal Chanteur, president of the French UNCP rider association suggested that the riders were being harassed, while Remco Evenepoel called on the CPA rider&#8217;s association to act.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It is inhuman to wake us up, we had a long transfer, and to wake them up like that is pretty disrespectful,&#8221; the Belgian said.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However the UCI anti-doping rules are clear regarding nighttime testing between 11pm and 6am.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The UCI may require any Rider over whom it has Testing authority, who has not retired, including Riders serving a period of Ineligibility, to provide a Sample at any time and at any place,&#8221; rule 5.2.2 explains, but goes on to clarify that &#8220;Unless the rider has identified a sixty minute testing window between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or has otherwise consented to testing during that period, the UCI will not test a rider during that period unless it has a serious and specific suspicion that the Rider may be engaged in doping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ITA did not answer a specific question from <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> about any suspicions of doping in this case, saying its testing strategies remain confidential.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike have both been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-our-view\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Our view<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446c02-843e-11f1-abb4-5569105fa1cb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Agrees with overnight testing<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Patrick Fletcher<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Deputy Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I have a great deal of sympathy for the riders in question, but shock tactics are an important tool in the ongoing fight against doping.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History tells us that anti-doping authorities are always playing catch-up, in relation to new products and also new methods of taking them. There were times when riders would inject entire bags of blood into their veins overnight, but doping practices have become far more sophisticated and, in particular, there are widespread concerns over micro-dosing, whereby substances can pass in and out of the system in a matter of hours \u2013 perhaps during a full night\u2019s sleep. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Such night-time testing is provided for in the rules, even if some riders themselves weren\u2019t aware. It adds another layer of thoroughness, as well as a deterrent effect. Given cycling\u2019s dirty history and the stark difference doping can make in endurance sport, I believe the public deserves reassurance that the anti-doping system is a robust one, even more so when you have one rider and one team dominating this Tour de France. That\u2019s not to cast aspersions on Poga\u010dar who, to his credit, spoke openly, insightfully, and at length about the issue in his press conference yesterday. But clean sport is fundamentally important and, as Poga\u010dar himself acknowledged, if there has to be some compromise along the way, then it\u2019s a price worth paying. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slice-container person-wrapper slice-container-person kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Person\" id=\"elk-6a446cb6-843e-11f1-b90c-0baa3eaab6c6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator person--strapline\"><span class=\"person__strapline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eMzQ9Ja3GRin8MADZHom3A-140-80.png.webp 140w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\"><span class=\"person__strapline-inline\">Thinks their should be limits<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"person__name-socials\"><span class=\"person__name\">Matilda Price<\/span><\/div>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Assistant Features Editor<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__bio\">\n<p><em><strong>I fully agree that this sport, particularly given its history, needs stringent testing, but we need to draw the line somewhere. Riders already have to give up part of every single day of their lives to be available for testing, so the least they can be allowed is a night&#8217;s sleep during the hardest race of the year. Anti-doping is crucial, but we can&#8217;t let it come at the expense of the racing itself or clean riders&#8217; health \u2013 at a certain point it would become counterproductive. We could take testing to the extreme, require every rider to provide a sample five times a day if we wanted, but there are boundaries in place for a reason, and they should be stuck to.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And if the UCI or ITA do have a &#8220;serious and specific suspicion&#8221; that either Poga\u010dar or Vingegaard are currently engaged in doping, shouldn&#8217;t they come out and say that in their justifications? Being first and second overall in the race is surely not reason enough, and in fact it&#8217;s bordering on unfair that those two should miss out on recovery whilst the rest of the top 10 don&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-test-at-odd-hours-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Why test at odd hours?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-e3b789ce-8430-11f1-9fe9-4d8c66bc3a15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While professional cycling has not seen a major doping scandal for a decade, it is theoretically possible that athletes could benefit from overnight micro-dosing of blood boosting EPO or recovery products, with any traces of the doping disappearing before daytime testing is carried out.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Before the Tour de France began in Barcelona, the ITA explained that its anti-doping strategy is &#8220;based on an adaptive risk assessment approach that integrates various dynamic factors, such as rider performance trends, to ensure strategic testing throughout the event. Insights from the ABP (Athlete Biological Passport), including the endocrine module, as well as information gathered by the ITA\u2019s dedicated cycling team within its Intelligence &amp; Investigations (I&amp;I) department, inform these efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">ITA claimed it carried out over 360 out of competition tests in the month before the Tour de France, with 600 tests expected during the race. 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