Mechanical doping

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Mechanical doping: No hidden motors found at Tour de France, says UCI

Nearly 4,000 controls carried out during three-week race

Motor hidden in bike frame (Stade 2 video image, April 2016).JPG

Vincenzo Nibali motor doping accusations lead to Astana threatening legal action

Pro tour team Astana has threatened legal action over claims that post-crash video footage shows Nibali's spinning wheel

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UCI using X-ray machines to check for hidden motors at Tour de France

Magnetic wave scanning technology and a thermal imaging camera are also being employed

Dave Brailsford faces the press, Paris, October 2012 (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Brailsford blasts Froome motor doping question

“If someone is stupid enough to come here with a motor in their bike, for sure they will get caught”

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Mechanical doping – Hidden motor inventor reveals how he thinks cheats can be caught

Says thermal imaging devices are not 100 per cent reliable

Motor hidden in bike frame (Stade 2 video image, April 2016).JPG

Mechanical doping: Tour de France to use thermal imaging kit to look for hidden motors

Biggest operation yet against concealed motors will involve equipment from French military

Mechanical doping: British Cycling tests for hidden motors at national championships

Governing body says it is determined to fight “all forms of cheating”

Mechanical doping: Suspicions raised over Giro TT stage winner’s bike change

French TV voices concerns over shock winner Primoz Roglic’s bike switch

Mechanical doping: UCI tech chief tipped off bike firm on police op (+ videos)

Governing body to investigate as Mark Barfield admits emailing Typhoon Bikes boss about police Tour de France operation

Doped Bikes – Italian website offers hidden motor to “make sure you win”

Italian brand blatantly promotes SuperDiscreto electric assistance as a means of cheating your way to victory

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