Cycling’s governing body calls for World Anti-Doping Agency to take position on carbon monoxide inhalation

Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has called for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to take a position on carbon monoxide inhalation, after the use of the practice emerged at this year’s Tour de France.

An Escape Collective investigation towards the end of the Tour’s second week introduced the concept of CO inhalation to the wider public, detailing how athletes across various sports are turning to the technique to optimise their altitude training and potentially improve their body’s blood levels.