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Vaughters says night tests would have saved cycling '25 years of drama'

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Jonathan Vaughters, a former cyclist who used performance-enhancing drugs and now manages a team at the Tour de France, has expressed support for conducting doping tests during the night at the race. He believes that implementing such tests earlier could have prevented 25 years of controversy in the sport.

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Fans may regain trust in race outcomes.

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Jonathan Vaughters is a former cyclist who took performance-enhancing drugs.

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Jonathan Vaughters supports doping tests in the middle of the night at the Tour de France.

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  • Fans may regain trust in race outcomes.
  • Athletes' right to privacy is challenged.

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A former cyclist who took performance-enhancing drugs, now a team boss at the Tour de France, supports doping tests in the middle of the night at cycling's biggest race.

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Jonathan Vaughters supports doping tests in the middle of the night at the Tour de France.

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Jonathan Vaughters is a former cyclist who took performance-enhancing drugs.

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Jonathan Vaughters is currently a team boss at the Tour de France.

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