Overseas riders entering the Etape du Tour must have a certificate signed by their doctor in order to gain a place.
Simply holding a British Cycling licence will no longer be sufficient, according to a directive from ASO's Thomas Delpeuch, a key member of the Etape's organisation team.
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'I don’t know where I’d be without my leg' – Paracyclist Meg Fisher to tackle Ecuador’s Highest Peak, 20,549ft Chimborazo, to help provide life-changing prosthetics for amputees'I will never forget how people told me to keep my expectations of my abilities low...I’m doing this to see if I can do it and to show others that they can do it too,' says Fisher.
