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Cyclist Cavallar said she underwent doping control hours after her mother died in the apartment where her body was located. According to the athlete, it was a “painful and extremely disrespectful” procedure
Austrian cyclist Valentina Cavallar said she had to undergo doping control on the day her mother died, who was in the next room.
The athlete said that after the Tour de France, she had to finish the season ahead of schedule for family reasons - in September her mother died.
To make matters worse, just hours after her death, I had to go through doping control right at home, in the room next to where she was lying. At the time, I was not thinking about cycling, competition or my professional duties. I was the daughter who just lost her mom, Cavallar wrote on Instagram (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).
She stressed that she understood the importance of clean sport, but noted that the need to undergo doping control in such circumstances for her was “extremely painful, seemed completely inappropriate and disrespectful to the family.”.
Cavallar, 25, had previously rowed academically and represented Austria at the Tokyo Olympics, where she finished 14th. In 2023, she completed her rowing career and switched to cycling.
