Thibaut Simon, media365: published on Saturday July 26, 2025 at 9:55 am
The boss of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lappartient, spoke about doping rumors that hovers around the yellow jersey, Tadej Pogacar.
Unsurprisingly or cataclysm on the 20th stage of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar should win the 112nd edition of the Grande Boucle. Leader with 4 minutes and 24 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, the Slovenian flies to a fourth success. A busy track record and already disputed by some. Indeed, recent rumors have emanated on a possible doping of the yellow jersey in view of its breathtaking performance. These rumors, David Lappartient, boss of the UCI cut there. “” Tadej Pogacar is today the most controlled runner, I have no reason to doubt his performance “, He replied in the columns of Ouest-France.
“I think we did the necessary”
After having crushed the second week of the Tour de France, Pogacar was more discreet in this last straight line, controlling his main opponent in the ranking. Still in the wheel of Vingegaard, the UAE training runner has also shown signs of fatigue. What to lift all suspicion? For David Lappartient, all the necessary controls have been carried out. “We passed his bike on X -rays, we dismantled it, we looked everywhere with cameras, we did it several times a day … I think we do everything necessary. He is the most controlled runner in the Tour de France so again, I have no reason to doubt. Naturally, as in all sports, we must remain vigilant, and we are at UCI. Enough to turn off the start of a fire around these famous doping rumors.
This speaking responds to the words of the former manager of the Cofidis training between 2005 and 2012, Eric Boyer. He had declared to Parisian doubt the performance of the Slovenian and called for a reaction of the teams of the Grande loop. “You have to be lucid, those around you do not plead in his favor,” he said. If rumors continue to spread, the international body comes to put an end to it. David Lappartient also used the comparison with champions formerly passed by the turn like Merckx and Hinault. “He did not dominate him more (speaking of Pogacar on the large 2025 loop) than at the time when Merckx or Hinault dominated the Tour. There was no less gap. There were exceptional champions, ”said the boss of the UCI.
