Cycling’s governing body bans carbon monoxide rebreathing on health grounds

  • Gas can be misused to artificially increase performance
  • UCI’s ban will come into effect on 10 February

Cycling’s governing body has banned the repeated use of carbon monoxide rebreathing that some riders allegedly misuse to artificially increase their performances.

Following a meeting of its executive committee on Saturday in France, the UCI said it approved a ban on repeated inhalation to protect the health of riders. The ban starts on 10 February.

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Championship: ruthless Leeds crush Cardiff 7-0 as Burnley lose ground at top

  • Leaders are unbeaten in the league since 30 November
  • Sheffield United sink Derby, Pompey hold Burnley

Championship leaders Leeds thumped Cardiff 7-0 to claim their biggest win of the season and extend their unbeaten home run in all competitions to 14 games.

The Wales winger Dan James supplied Brenden Aaronson for a sixth-minute opener before crossing low for loanee Manor Solomon to tap home a second in the 13th minute. The outstanding James scored Leeds’s third five minutes into the second half to cap a fine performance as the visitors’ eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions was emphatically ended.

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