The head of world cycling’s governing body has revealed his organisation will pay whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of hidden motors being used in theand other major races. Hidden motors and electromagnetic wheels, costing about £200,000, are suspected to have been used in the professional peloton for several years.
“We can’t be an institution that says: ‘OK, this doesn’t exist and we won’t spend a lot of energy on this.’ I believe that with new technologies, with engines becoming smaller and smaller, maybe less easy to detect, we have to invest more, in the technology and also on investigation.”was caught by a magnetic tablet screening process. However, increasing numbers of amateur race organisers are now finding riders using concealed motors.
There has long been speculation, and allegations made against some top riders, that motors have been used. “We regained credibility after 20 years of Armstrong,” Lappartient said. “It took us a long time. Tomorrow, if we have a case of cheating with a motor in the bike – sorry, but it will destroy our sport.”Unusual bike changes at key moments of major races, including the Tour de France, have also triggered suspicion.
Raudenski’s history as a criminal investigator will also beef up the UCI’s mission to stamp out technological fraud. “They’re not going to do the same thing they did 10 years ago, the same motor Femke used, for example,” the American said. “They’re going to advance and continue to develop, so if we say that ‘we’re on to this or we’re only looking for this area,’ you’re playing into their hands.
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