Wellens questions use of salbutamol inhalers in cycling

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) has expressed his opposition to the use of salbutamol asthma inhalers in professional cycling, revealing that he has refused to use an inhaler despite being told that it could improve his breathing capacity by 7-8 per cent.

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