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Paris Judge Orders Pre-Dawn Doping Tests; Riders Decry Inhuman

7/21/2026

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A Paris judge authorized night-time doping tests of Tadej Pogacar at 5 a.m. and Jonas Vingegaard at 2 a.m. on July 18-19.
Jonas Vingegaard crashed on stage 15, broke his collarbone and blamed disrupted sleep for reduced focus.
Tadej Pogacar called the wake-up “inhuman” but said he will accept it if it proves clean.
Remco Evenepoel called the night tests “inhumane” and “disrespectful” and urged they not recur.

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A Paris judge authorized night-time doping tests of Tadej Pogacar at 5 a.m. and Jonas Vingegaard at 2 a.m. on July 18-19.
Jonas Vingegaard crashed on stage 15, broke his collarbone and blamed disrupted sleep for reduced focus.
Tadej Pogacar called the wake-up “inhuman” but said he will accept it if it proves clean.
Remco Evenepoel called the night tests “inhumane” and “disrespectful” and urged they not recur.