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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…

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My best guess would be that social media has accelerated the glorification and fetishization of the Alpe d’Huez atmosphere, and more and more people are heading up with the primary focus of seeking out the hot-spots where the music is loudest, and the costumes are wildest.

XDS Astana sports director was also fined for failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires.