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What's ethical about refusing a treatment to address an allergic reaction? That's not going to give him any competitive advantage, it'll just alleviate his suffering.
I'm reminded of when Vaughters was at Credit Agricole and got stung by a bee on his eye. It swelled up so much he couldn't see, but the team wouldn't let him have a cortisone injection to reduce the swelling, which is a standard treatment in real life, and he had to abandon the Tour.
Elements of the media are making riders think about taking common medicines, it's ridiculous.