On Fri Dec 20 09:16:26 2024 John B. wrote:

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:23:42 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
wrote:

On Tue Dec 17 16:26:34 2024 Zen Cycle wrote:

This is a long-ish article, but an interesting read. UCI president David >> Lappartient is taking a hard line against "technological doping" - that
is, motorization in bike racing.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-euro600k-x-ray-an-ex-homeland-security-investigator-and-a-murky-underworld-can-the-uci-keep-motor-dopers-away/

"I believe that if we do nothing, this will happen,"

In April 2024, Lappartient hired a former manager and supervisory
criminal investigator with the US Department of Homeland Security
Nicholas Raudenski to lead the Technological Fraud department at the UCI. >>
"we are delighted to have Nick Raudenski on board to rule out any
possibility of athletes getting away with cheating. His unrivalled
experience in the areas of deterrence and detection, intelligence and
investigations, and sports integrity will be a huge bonus to the UCI?s
work to ensure the highest ethical standards and that everyone
understands that there is no room in cycling for the fraudulent use of a >> motor or any other activities that infringe the UCI Regulations.?

Raudenski was given an arsenal and a mission: set-up testing techniques
and protocols, and communication channels. At his disposal are the
standard tablet magnetic detection devices, a handheld backscatter
device, and a 600K euro portable x-ray trailer specifically designed to
scan bicycles.

The article was written by by freelance sports journalist Chris
Marshall-Bell and self promotes the the Ghost In The Machine podcast - a >> 7-part series about technological doping in professional bike racing
(hosted by Marshall-Bell). I hadnt heard of this podcast before now, but >> I'll definitely be checking it out.

There are so many ways of cheating now that I don't think it can be stopped. Greg LeMond said that Chris Froome was almost certainly motordoping. Now they'e using Carbon Monoxide?

The solution is so easy, as in car racing, years ago, just disassemble
the wining bicycle and look..

It's even easier than that. Bikes are all weighed at the start of a race and switching to a motorized bike adds quaite a bit of weight. So you simply collect bikes as they are used and weigh them before allowing the team mechanic to work on them and put
them back into racing condition. This DOES multiply the number of bikes a team needs so that might be limiting but remember, if you're motor doping you're not going to cross the finish line on a cheater.

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