Tadej Pogacar’s spectacular performances in 2024 had once again raised the questions about possible doping. Group of specialists from the Radio France Investigation Unit run a research with focus on the phenomenon of overmedicalization, Cyclism’Actu reports.
The investigation delves deeper into the problem of overmedicalization in cycling, highlighting the role of Mauro Gianetti, the controversial manager of Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates.
Gianetti, a former rider, is a poster child for this problem. In 1998, he nearly died after injecting himself with perfluorocarbon (PFC), a substance that is supposed to improve oxygen transport in the blood. Although Gianetti has denied the injection, his former teammate, Éric Boyer, has his doubts. Boyer believes that the presence of figures with dubious pasts such as Gianetti or Alexander Vinokourov is irresponsible for the future of the sport.
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