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Tour de Pologne stage 4 neutralised for nearly 40 minutes after major crash in peloton
By Alasdair Fotheringham Published
News Around 30 to 40 riders go down in high-speed downhill crash on wet roads

'A tool in this fight' – UCI president David Lappartient backs night-time anti-doping testing in men's Tour de France
By Alasdair Fotheringham Published
News Ongoing lack of ITA communiqués of positive doping tests from race is potential indication that 'there was nothing in the Tour'

Extra clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports riders may be padding bras for aero gains
By Matilda Price Published
News Jury warns that particular attention will be paid to items of clothing that 'could modify riders' morphology' before stage 4 TT

'We can learn from these situations' - Einer Rubio calls for better Tour de France safety regulations following his Alpe d'Huez crash
By Dan Challis Published
News Colombian rider collided with the back of the UAE Team Emirates-XRG car after a spectator fell into the road

Why is Paula Blasi in white? - Tour de France Femmes quietly changes under-23 jersey to under-24
By Matilda Price, Lukas Knöfler Published
Blasi donning the white jersey after stage 1 caused much confusion over the supposed under-23 classification, but apparently the rules were changed

An altitude alibi: Does cycling's anti-doping system have a major loophole?
By James Witts Published
Member Exclusive Cycling's recent nighttime anti-doping wake-up calls highlighted concerns that micro-dosing is fuelling an ever-accelerating peloton. Further concerns arise from the similar biological footprints left by hypoxic adaptation and artificial EPO. Is modern-day cycling as clean as we hoped? Cyclingnews investigates…

Einer Rubio out of Tour de France after crashing into UAE Team Emirates car that came to a sudden stop on Alpe d'Huez
By Matilda Price, Patrick Fletcher Published
News Movistar rider received 20 stitches to treat facial injuries before being transferred to hospital in Grenoble

What to know about Tour de France nighttime testing – The rules, the results timeline, the ITA, reactions and more explained
By Stephen Farrand Published
Explainer Cyclingnews outlines pro cycling's anti-doping system and what the recent nighttime test of the Tour de France means for the sport
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