Cycling chiefs move to ban controversial carbon monoxide use
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Paris: Cycling s governing body on Thursday moved to ban the controversial but legal carbon monoxide breathing method used by some top riders. The...
Paris: Cycling's governing body on Thursday moved to ban the controversial but legal carbon monoxide breathing method used by some top riders.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) said it "will propose to its management committee that the use of carbon monoxide by riders be banned on medical grounds" during its next meeting on January 31 and February 1.
The initiative marks a further step by cycling chiefs to outlaw the technique after asking the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at the end of November to "take a position" on the matter.
Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard are amongst those known to have practised the method believed to have an impact on the level of red blood cells in the bloodstream.
"Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odourless gas that is often a cause of household accidents," the UCI said in a statement.
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