Gareth and Ross kick off 2025 with a brief Spotlight episode that looks back on the Festive season's interesting sports science news stories, and our own Christmas and New Year exercise achievements and sports-watching highlights. Discourse hummed along at its usual pace, with stories on doping, low cadence, cycling safety, and exercise challenges, and Gareth and Ross tackle those subjects in this 2025 'ice-breaker'.

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Articles on topics discussed in this show

Independent scientific experts call China's conclusions on their 23 TMZ swimming cases "intellectually dishonest"

Canadian coach calls for doping reform amid doubts over Women's Marathon WR, including bans for countries with more than 10 doped athletes

Norway's Mountain Running World Champion accepts a doping ban after claiming contamination for a positive test

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