French federation tests for corticoids at 4 Jours de Dunkerque
One rider did not start final stꦺage as a result, says L’Équipe
Twenty riders were tested for corticoids at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:4 Jours de Dunkerque on Monday in additional controls organised by the French Cycling Federation in conjunction with the Movement for Professional Cycling and France’🌃s Ligue Nationale dꩲe Cyclisme.
The riders, who were from French teams and MPCC member Argos-Shimano, underwent blood te💝sts, which were analysed for elevated levels of cortisol. According to , one rider did not start Tuesday’s final stage as a result of the tests.
FFC president David Lappartient told L’Équipe that the unannouncedꦬ tests were carried out under the auspices of the federation, and that in the case of ꦦa sample showing elevated levels of cortisol, “a certificate preventing the practice of high level sport could be issued.”
“There were twenty tests, and one rider did not start again,&rdqu🌜o; Lappartient continued.
In such a scenario, a rider is normally notified by registered mail that he is prevented from starting and must undergo further tests before returning to competition. L’Équipe notes that given the timeframe in Dunkerque, it would have bee♛n up to the team itse💞lf to withdraw the rider.
The only non-starter on stage five of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque was former Tour de France king of the mountains Anthony Charteau (Europcar).🔯 Team manager Jean-René Bernaudeau said that his ri꧋der withdrew from the race due to a knee injury.
“He had a pain in his knee, he was complaining about it last night [Monday – ed.],” Bernaudeau said. “The ꦡteam doctor then took the decision to stop him. There was no point in going on, all the more so as it was cold and Anthony much prefers the heat.”
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Charteau👍 is set to return to action at the Bayern Rundfahrt on May 23.
An elevated level of cortisol is indicative of corticoid use, and while this is legal with a therapeutic use exemption (TUE), concern has gr🏅own about the number of riders availing of such exemptions since the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) extend the permissible threshold for corticoids in 2005.
As well as its 💫potential use as a performance-enhancer of considerable significance, the abuse of corticoids poses a number of h🥂ealth risks, including adrenal insufficiency.
During last year's Tour de France, riders from MPCC teams were tested for cortisol the day after the second re🎃st day, with all controls reported as negative. The seven MPCC member teams are Co𒐪fidis, FDJ-BigMat, Europcar, Bretagne-Schuller, Ag2r-La Mondiale, Argos-Shimano and Garmin-Barracuda.
