The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) says it has now tested ‘several thousand’ bikes at different races using the same system to detect hidden motors that led to Femke Van den Driessche’s six year suspension by the UCI’s Disciplinary Commission earlier this year.
‘Technological fraud’, or ‘mechanical doping’, utilises electric bike technology by giving the rider powered assistance from a small, hidden motor.
The UCI says their scanning system is also to be deployed at next month’s Tour de France, with resources in place to conduct between and 3,000 and 4,000 tests to catch those cheating with electric bikes.
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