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Christian Prudhomme
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Tour de France boss has no time for riders in discussion about heat, start times and proposed calendar changes
17 July 2026
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Tour de France boss adds to Ardennes Classics hype: 'Pogačar won't drop Seixas in Liège'
14 April 2026
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Tour boss Prudhomme sees ‘excellent news’ thanks to Vingegaard
17 March 2026
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Tour boss Prudhomme explains wildcard choice: “The Rockets claim they’re not French at all”
30 January 2026
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26 October 2025
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Tour boss responds to criticism from Vingegaard and Van der Poel, who gets praise in return: "Watching him race is just fantastic"
04 July 2025
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michael54
22-07-2026
- Esto me deja confuso, pero interesado. If the law in France allows it, does the UCI code override? Qui a la priorité ici? Seems messy but maybe necesario for credibility.
julien
22-07-2026
- Riis calling it “grotesque” is rich given ’96, but he’s not wrong about communication being awful. UCI/WADA/AFLD need a joint press briefing with timelines, legal citations, and the reason night hours were breached.
cyclechamp45
22-07-2026
- Can someone explain what qualifies as “special circumstances” for night testing? Is it tied to biological passport anomalies or just performance spikes on a stage?
jennifer19
22-07-2026
- Mixed feelings. Yes, history demands rigor, but dragging riders out of bed mid-Grand Tour seems counterproductive to athlete welfare and performance integrity. Publish the legal basis from the Paris court or don’t do it.
lindae
22-07-2026
- Strong piece. Night tests should be reserved for real red-flag intel, not blanket raids. If AFLD/ITA had “serious suspicion,” where’s the communiqué? Transparency is the only way to protect Pog and Vinge from trial-by-rumour.
gearguru33
22-07-2026
- Buen artículo, pero quiero ver datos: ¿cuántos controles nocturnos hubo por equipo esta semana? Sin eso, es difícil juzgar si hubo trato desigual. Merci!
pedalpowe29
22-07-2026
- Mohorič being this candid is rare. Also, small correction: it’s not “night testing is banned”—it’s allowed with those “serious suspicion” criteria. The question is whether that threshold was actually met.
raceready7
22-07-2026
- Vaughters has a point—cycling’s past means overcorrection now. But the protocols should be predictable: announce a consistent out-of-competition schedule window and rotate unannounced timing without hammering the same teams two nights running.
jeremya
22-07-2026
- As a casual viewer: are these tests blood, urine, or both? And how long do they take at the hotel room? If it’s an hour+ that’s a big interruption.
cadencekingm
22-07-2026
- Agree with Matej on “human limits.” Riders were finishing late due to long stages/transfers. A 5 a.m. control after midnight bedtime is basically cutting deep sleep cycles. Marginal gains don’t matter if the system chops your REM phase.
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