Associated Press
UCI to check for electric bikes at Tour de France
Associated Press, 06.19.10, 03:20 PM EDT
LIESTAL, Switzerland -- Cycling's governing body will perform tests at this year's Tour de France to ensure that racers are not cheating by using motors hidden in their bicycle frames.
The International Cycling Union said in a statement that "a scanner will be used from the time of the Tour de France."
Yahoo! BuzzRecent speculation has focused on Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, who denied he won Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders this year with the help of a motorized bike.
A video posted on various websites appears to show Cancellara pushing a button on the handlebars of his bike during both races.
The UCI implemented the measure during a management committee meeting in Birmingham this week, where it decided that it was "necessary to bolster measures that have already been put in place, in particular the visual inspection of bicycles, a procedure that was recently reinforced."
According to the UCI, the scanner will be useful in detecting any devices that might be concealed in the frame.
I HEAR THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT THE NEXT TT.....
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I want to get me one of those. Tell me where I can sign up. Then maybe I can get one of those helmets like George, then I'll have a chance of keeping up with the lead peloton.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though, it seems like it would be pretty tough to hide a motor AND a battery AND whatever drive mechanism you would need.