Astana rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy (R) cycles with team mate Dutch rider Lars Boom during a training session in Utrecht, Netherlands, July 3, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) - Dutchman Lars Boom will start Saturday's first stage of the Tour de France despite showing low levels of cortisol in a test on the eve of the race, his Astana team manager said.
Low levels of the hormone can be explained by the use of corticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs that are allowed out of competition but forbidden while racing unless a rider is granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
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