Katie Archibald column: What happens when the inspector calls and you're not ready for a sample?

Newly-crowned omnium world champion Katie Archibald reveals what happened when the dope control officer called around and she was a bit dehydrated

Katie Archibald.

Former swimmer Katie Archibald made her mark in cycling when she won her first team pursuit world title after just three years in the sport. She went on to claim gold with Great Britain in the team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games

I had doping control come round this morning, at 7am. The way Whereabouts works is we supply our location for one hour of every day and in that hour we have to be available for testing.

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