The International Cycling Union has decided this Saturday Repeated inhalation of carbon monoxide is prohibited Among the cyclists of the professional squad, “to protect the health of runners,” the organism in charge of international governing cycling.
The Council of UCI, which has gathered since Friday in Arras on the occasion of the Ciclocross World Cup in Lievin, approved reports that this prohibition has been advised. This veto, explains the statement, will enter the strength on February 10.
The inhalation of carbon monoxide and its use of its performance benefits have become 2024 on a scale debate following information indicating that many teams have used this skill in favor of their performance in height efforts. According to a variety of information, teams like Emirates, where the winner of the previous tour and Giro, militates, Tadej Pogacaror Visma, which appears two -time tour tour Jonas VingegaardAs well as Israel, they will do the inhalation of carbon monoxide more or less common practice in its preparation.
According to some study, breathe low doses of carbon monoxide (around 1 percent of the air they breathe) repeatedly, in 10 -minute sessions and between 1 and 5 times a day, can This improves hemoglobin values by 5 of a hundred, at the same level of a height concentration. It will be translated to a Increase in hemoglobin to bring more oxygen to muscles And thus improves aerobic performance.
A skill that involves risks: in moderate doses increases cardiovascular stress and heart rate, causing nausea or vomiting, and higher doses can cause deadly poisoning.
Tadej Pogacar, once the use of carbon monoxide became a journalistic issue, only admitted that it was tested at training concentrations. “This is a test we did during the height preparation to see how we responded to height. This is a test that lasts two or three minutes; Take a deep breath, get your hemoglobin mass and voila. This is a test to see how you respond to height training, not yet.
Source: La Verdad
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