Tom Dumoulin's arguments against MPCC are not reasonable, says Legeay

Netherlands Tom Dumoulin C and Steven Kruiswijk L and Slovenias Primoz Roglic R attend the presentation of Team JumboVisma cycling team at the HEMA headquarters in Amsterdam on December 20 2019 Photo by Vincent JANNINK ANP AFP Netherlands OUT Photo by VINCENT JANNINKANPAFP via Getty Images
Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The president of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC), Roger Legeay, has rejected Tom Dumoulin's arguments for leaving the organisation and said that the Dutchman had not cited the body's stance on ketones as a reason when he resigned via email in March.

Dumoulin revealed that he had left the MPCC during an interview with Wielerflits on Sunday, in which he described the MPCC's stance on the use of ketones as "hypocritical" and criticised the voluntary body for not publicly opposing the running of Paris-Nice during the coronavirus pandemic. A number of teams, including Dumoulin's Jumbo-Visma squad, withdrew from the race, citing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.