Night-time doping tests cleared for Pogacar and Vingegaard before Tour de France

Paris prosecutors say a judge authorised two late-night dopings tests for Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard ahead of the Tour de France after “serious suspicions.” The samples were collected at 2am and 5am by the International Testing Agency under French law, a procedure first used since 2015. Reports indicate other riders were tested in the early hours as well; the ITA acknowledged the disruption to riders’ rest but defended the need for effective testing. Vingegaard later crashed in Stage 10 and withdrew, with Pogačar suggesting sleep disruption could have affected performance.