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Philip Taylor -
Guest
Did others see the horrendous swelling of Viatcheslav Ekimov's face during stage 18 of the TdF ? He
was stung on the lip by a wasp, and his backup team were unable to administer cortisone to reduce
the swelling and pain because it is on the UCI list of proscribed substances. Surely there is a
valid case for allowing proper medical treatment in cases such as this without the rider risking
expulsion from the race and/or subsequent penalt{y|ies} ?
** Phil.
was stung on the lip by a wasp, and his backup team were unable to administer cortisone to reduce
the swelling and pain because it is on the UCI list of proscribed substances. Surely there is a
valid case for allowing proper medical treatment in cases such as this without the rider risking
expulsion from the race and/or subsequent penalt{y|ies} ?
** Phil.