'I'm tired of having pills in cycling, I think it's grotesque', says retiring 21-year-old rider

Ludvig Wacker says level of pills being used by riders he raced against was "ridiculous"

Ludvig Wacker
(Image credit: Team DSM)

Retiring Danish rider Ludvig Wacker has described the use of pills in cycling as "grotesque."

The 21-year-old, who rode for the Sunweb Development team in 2019 and 2020, described the level of legal pills, such as painkillers, being used as "ridiculous" and that they were "very easy to access." He didn't name any riders or teams directly.

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