ecce-homo wrote:
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/there-is-still-cycling-at-two-speeds-thibaut-pinot-speaks-out-on-cortisone-and-ketone-use-in-the-peloton-490284 If you need a TUE you are not eligible to race. Particularly hard on cortisone and ketones. Looks like he is aiming at Jumbo and Sky/Ineos playing by a different set of rules, but without mentioning them. Remember that in France doing is considered a crime and your face jail sentences if caught.
It should be noted that World Tour cycling has done a pretty good job at getting TUEs under control. There were 239 granted in 2009. There were 9 in 2019. (source). I think we can credit the jiffy bag debacle for some of this.
I like Pinot, but he may be about a decade behind on this one. Don't know if those 9 were sketchy or not. But I'm not sure I agree with the premise that if you need one you shouldn't race as a blanket rule.