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European Cycling Union: Mechanical doping “threatens the very lifeblood of our sport”

Organisation calls for “fast, tough and effective action" by UCI

Sun, Feb 07, 2016 18:48
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Video: Can a hidden motor help an amateur beat a top champion?

3-time Tour of Flanders winner Johan Museeuw takes on souped-up bike on Oude Kwaremont

Sat, Feb 06, 2016 12:00
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How do you spot a hidden motor in a bike frame? Did the UCI use magnetic fields?

Did the UCI use an app to detect the magnetic fields of the hidden motor? Wired magazine thinks so

Fri, Feb 05, 2016 12:05
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Mechanical doping: Rider’s father and brother charged with stealing rare birds

Said to have been caught on CCTV half-inching a pair of Lancashire parakeets

Fri, Feb 05, 2016 11:24
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Video: New motor doping speculation after Izagirre time trial crash

Gazzetta dello Sport asks if Movistar rider's bike may have had engine as wheel kept spinning

Thu, Feb 04, 2016 21:06
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Don’t tell Wilier but… Dutch shop sells Wilier cross bikes with Vivax hidden motor

Looks a bit of a bargain too

Wed, Feb 03, 2016 18:58
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Sir Bradley Wiggins exits bus at start of Tour de Yorkshire 2015 (picture Simon Wilkinson, SWPix)

Mechanical doping: Bradley Wiggins says it’s gone on for years

Multiple world and Olympic champ also reveals commissaires took his Hour Record bike apart

Wed, Feb 03, 2016 13:08
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The €10,000 Typhoon E-assist packs a 250W hidden motor + interview and video

UPDATED: The 250W motor-assisted road bike that looks like a regular road bike

Tue, Feb 02, 2016 20:55
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Chris Froome celebrates winning the 2013 Tour de France (picture copyright Simon Wilkinson:SWpix.com)

Mechanical doping: Chris Froome & Fabian Cancellara have their say

Tour de France champion Froome calls on UCI to conduct more checks for hidden motors

Tue, Feb 02, 2016 17:53
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Mechanical doping: Vivax Assist speaks out about the mechanical doping incident

Austrian company not sure if Femke Van Den Driessche used its Assist internal motor

Tue, Feb 02, 2016 16:47
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