eau clair
n.— «Voeckler rhymes with eau clair, the slang for riding without drugs, and the yellow jersey holder has made no bones about his opposition to doping.» —“Virenque is big cheese of mountains” by William Fotheringham in Saint-Flour, France Guardian (U.K.) july 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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