Rider caught for "Mechanical Fraud"

Rick Johnson

2016-01-31

The cheating has been confirmed -

http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/01/news/first-technological-fraud-case-rocks-cycling-world_394276

Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon

On 1/30/2016 12:15 PM, Scott Mares via OBRA wrote:
> U23 Belgian rider caught with motor in her bike... Check out the article on crossbikereview.com
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John Wilger

2016-01-31

Gotta love Google Translate. LOL

I have to say that I, too, have been "disillusioned" from many a race.

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Rick Johnson

2016-01-30





The Union Cycliste
Internationale
has detained a bike used in the women���s
under-23 cyclo-cross world championship race in Zolder, Belgium, on
Saturday as it is suspected of ���technological fraud���.

UCI inspectors had been examining bikes during the event, and the
bike of European under-23 champion, Belgian Femke Van den
Driessche was detained after something suspicious was found.
Checks were being made to bikes for ���mechanical doping��� ��� an
electric motor concealed in a bike to aid the rider ��� among other
technical infringements.


A brief statement was issued by the UCI, reading: ���The Union
Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirms that pursuant to the UCI���s
Regulations on technological fraud a bike has been detained for
further investigation following checks at the Women���s Under 23
race of the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.


���This does not concern any of the riders on the podium. Further
details will be shared in due course.���




http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/uci-detains-bike-suspected-of-technological-fraud-at-cyclo-cross-world-championships-209465



On 1/30/2016 12:19 PM, Ben via OBRA
wrote:



Gotta link? I haven't seen anything yet that states exactly what the "fraud" is

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Gotta link? I haven't seen anything yet that states exactly what the "fraud" is


Scott Mares

2016-01-30

U23 Belgian rider caught with motor in her bike... Check out the article on crossbikereview.com