Judge signed off on Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard’s nighttime doping tests due to “serious suspicions” before Tour de France, according to reports
A Paris judge authorized early-morning doping tests for Tour de France contenders Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard based on "serious suspicions."
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The brief
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard were woken up in the early hours by drug testers during the Tour de France. According to reports, a judge in Paris signed off on these specific night-time doping controls.
Coverage from The Guardian, Road.cc, The New York Times, and Cycling Weekly emphasizes that the tests were triggered by "serious suspicions." Cycling Weekly further notes that multiple riders have been subjected to these night-time controls. Future developments depend on the results of these tests and whether additional riders will face similar judicial authorizations for testing.
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Quick answers
Which riders were targeted for night-time tests?
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard were among those woken up by drug testers, and coverage indicates multiple riders were subjected to these controls.
Who authorized the testing?
A judge in Paris signed off on the night-time doping tests.
Why were these tests conducted?
Reports state the tests were authorized due to "serious suspicions" before the Tour de France.
Coverage (7)
- Intensified Doping Investigations At Tour de France Threaten Cycling’s Delicate Balance Defector · 1d ago
- Overnight testing was approved by French judge over 'serious and consistent suspicions' Escape Collective · 1d ago
- Remco Evenepoel Latest Target of Night-Time Dope Test at the Tour de France Outside Magazine · 1d ago
- Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France Cycling Weekly · 1d ago
- Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard woken up in early hours by Tour de France drug testers The New York Times · 1d ago
- Vingegaard’s and Pogacar’s night-time doping tests authorised by Paris judge The Guardian · 1d ago
- Judge signed off on Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard’s nighttime doping tests due to “serious suspicions” before Tour de France, according to reports Road.cc · 1d ago broke it first
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