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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 14 MIN

The Dark Secret Behind Pain Killer Use In Pro Cycling

from The Roadman Cycling Podcast · host Anthony Walsh

Today, Anthony takes listeners deep inside one of pro cycling’s most uncomfortable truths — the legal but dangerous world of painkiller use. For decades, riders were handed codeine and similar drugs to help them “push through” the agony of racing — a chemical crutch that wasn’t banned but carried heavy consequences. How did teams justify dosing their athletes in the name of performance and recovery? And what happens to those riders when the race is over and the pills stop? This episode exposes how blurred the line between care and exploitation really is in the peloton.NOMIO is clinically proven to:Lower lactate levels, Reduce oxidative stress, Improve training adaptations And deliver a noticeable boost from the very first dose. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.drinknomio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out this game changing supplement. EXPOSURE LIGHTS Level up your night rides—check out the updated Exposure Lights bar range today at www.exposurelights.com If you’re in North America and run a shop, pre-orders are open now; everyone else, hit your local bike store or Exposure online and tell them Roadman sent you.

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