Rusevelt Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/35452791 Though this is nothing new Edited January 31, 2016 by Rusevelt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 She's coming out with all sorts of shite saying it wasn't hers and she didn't know. Ironically her brother is banned for doping....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crilin202 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Mechanical doping... what a crap name they have come up with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Well they aren't going to call it 'f*cking cheating' are they? :-p Edited February 1, 2016 by ben_travis 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Surely a device small enough to be hidden inside the frame isn't going to have enough battery power to give a great advantage? And even if it does how much weight does it add? That video suggests its geared to the bottom bracket. I thought it may be internal to the rear hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Do these sports have a minimum weight limit on their bikes? If so, extra weight here can be lost else where I suppose. And it's suprising how powerful small motors and batteries are these days. Even a minute or 2 of a bit more power could be quite an advantage. Especially nearer the end of a race, when everyone is tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crilin202 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 they say it gives about 200W extra and that's massive!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Isn't the minimum UCI bike weight 6.8kg or something like that? That little motor can't be more than I dunno, 500g? But all that poweeeer is worth the extra weight I guess. I actually want one lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 they have to add weight to bikes to make them competition acceptable sometimes so fitting in a weight is probably no big deal. i imagine so long as your not underweight they won't investigate why your running something heavier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Don't they tend to run alloy bars over carbons ones etc. to get the weight up? I've heard that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Pretty common for race mechanics to tape coins or put magnets on cranks axles in order to reach the UCI limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) Fast-forward towards the end of this documentary. Edited June 1, 2016 by Rusevelt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 On 2/7/2016 at 11:28 AM, Ross McArthur said: Don't they tend to run alloy bars over carbons ones etc. to get the weight up? I've heard that. alloy bars are preferable for when you crash; the consensus is your fine adding weight anywhere but the wheels and drivetrain. shits about to his the fan really hard, loads of new articles on this. cycling's image is pretty good, i hope this doesn't wreck it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Well that was dope. Hardly worth the punishment http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/43-year-old-french-amateur-motor-doper-receives-punishment-including-e1-fine-372907 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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