Cyclingnews readers think Tramadol should be banned
In our new series of Twitter polls, we asked readers whether they thought Tramadol should be banned in competition, and the general feeling was clear: 74 per cent of those who voted believe that riders should not be allowed to use the powerful painkiller, with a smaller but not inconsiderable portion of 26 per cent feeling that a ban would be unnecessary.
Should the painkiller Tramadol be banned in competition?
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The issue came under the spotlight earlier this week when Francesca Rossi, the director of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), claimed there was "clear abuse" of the drug and called on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban it in competition for 2016. WADA, however, has opted to keep the substance on its monitoring list for the coming year.
Tramadol is an opioid that can mask the pain caused by injury, but it can also numb riders to the pain of extreme physical effort, which sees it slot into a grey area in terms of ethics and performance enhancement. It is also associated with dizziness and drowsiness, thereby heightening the danger of crashes in the peloton.
@Cyclingnewsfeed anyone who needs a painkiller that strong shouldn't be racing. End of.
— Sir Tom Mulqueen KoS (@tommulqueen) November 20, 2015
— Sunweb-NapoleonGames (@SUN_NAPG_CT) November 22, 2015
— Sunweb-NapoleonGames (@SUN_NAPG_CT) November 22, 2015
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