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UCI Rejects Ketone Drinks, Calls for Nutritional Shift

10/22/2025

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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) states ketone drinks do not provide performance or recovery benefits and do not endorse their use.
Some teams, including Visma | Lease a Bike, continue using ketone drinks.
The Movement for Credible Cycling has discouraged ketone use, labeling it potentially performance-enhancing, while ketones remain legal.
The UCI's review found ketones safe but ineffective and hopes to phase them out of riders' nutritional plans.

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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) states ketone drinks do not provide performance or recovery benefits and do not endorse their use.
Some teams, including Visma | Lease a Bike, continue using ketone drinks.
The Movement for Credible Cycling has discouraged ketone use, labeling it potentially performance-enhancing, while ketones remain legal.
The UCI's review found ketones safe but ineffective and hopes to phase them out of riders' nutritional plans.