Just a few hours after that Death of her mother has become a professional cyclist Valentina Cavallar one Doping control have to undergo in their own four walls. This took place in the room next to the one in which her mother had recently been lying. The 25-year-old Viennese revealed this on Instagram.
“Disrespectful”: doping control after mother’s death
Because of the severe blow of fate, the mountain specialist from Team SD Worx-Protime had her Season ended early. The last time the Giro ninth was in action was at the Tour de France in August.
“Losing my mother in September completely changed the way I view life,” Cavallar wrote. “What made this experience even harder was that I just a few hours after death my mother at home one Doping control had to undergo, which took place in the room next to the one in which she lay.”
Be it “incredibly painful” The former Olympic rower emphasized that it would have been necessary to undergo a doping control under these circumstances.
Valentina Cavallar: Control “completely out of place”
Besides, that is Control “completely out of place” been and “disrespectful to my family”explained Cavallar, who competed in the lightweight double sculls (14th) at the 2021 Summer Games and only started professional cycling in 2024. “It shows how easily we forget that behind every athlete there is a person with a life, a family and feelings that don’t simply disappear when the responsibilities of professional sports call.”
Cavallar emphasized that she believes in clean sport. “But I also believe that humanity, compassion and respect must never be forgotten.” This year she impressed with strong performances in the Giro mountain stages. Cavallar finished the women’s Vuelta in twelfth place overall and came sixth on the final stage.