Motorised doping in the peloton?

taz3611

Is this a wind up?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-denies-reports-of-motorised-doping

Small motors hidden within the Pro's frames!

Thoughts please.......

Sheptastic

If the unit weighs 1900g surely the weight gain would make it noticable compared to a bike at 7.8kg or whatever it is?

Wouldnt it make a noise too? I bet the sound of a milk van in the peleton might not get missed.

I reckon this has to be rumour turned fact.

pedro118118

Gruber assist...............classic!

LangerDan

Been there already - We're just sooooo far ahead of the curve

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/forums/vi ... ght=gruber

Team Banana Spokesman

you could detect this by comparing speed/watts from a powermeter. easy.

1.9kg and 100 watts = 52.6 w/kg!

an tour contender at 6 w/kg could get to 7.5 w/kg using such a device.

fuk yeah!

Percy Vera

taz3611 wrote:

Is this a wind up?

Thoughts please.......

No, I don't think it would be a wind up motor, it's more likely to be battery powered.



















Boom Boom

ProBiker

Percy Vera wrote:

No, I don't think it would be a wind up motor, it's more likely to be battery powered.

Boom Boom

Taxi.........

paulcuthbert

Is this why Ullrich changed bikes at the top of the Joux Plane in 2000?

rick_chasey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MidItKkkV58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25fqnRb-mU

I think the less than subtle choice of picture in the cyclingnews article, with a guy waving a swiss flag was a little OTT!

AyrshireBacon

It's a bit difficult to spot, but I think that someone in this race may have a motor hidden somewhere on their bike...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MedBqoFPv-o

Surprisingly they still don't win.

Splottboy

Conspiracy Theory Alert! Just like the "hidden microphone" in Martin Johnsons water bottle during the Rugby World cup...

ProBiker

Lance accusing Cancellera of cheating with a motor??

http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong

"Care to comment?"

cougie

I think its just a joke ?

paulcuthbert

ProBiker wrote:

Lance accusing Cancellera of cheating with a motor??

http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong

"Care to comment?"

I think it's a dig at Contador in relation to when Cancellara claimed he was drafting behind motorbikes at Annecy last year, in other words "Contador beat you on a motorbike, care to comment Fabian?"

Pokerface

Maybe all those Electronic Dura Ace batteries you see on frames are actually being used to power the motor in the bike instead! 8)

luckao

Most startling revelations since those of top Premiership clubs using microwave technology to acquire an advantage over the opposition.

rick_chasey

http://twitter.com/marcopinotti

Seems to be on his mind too (don't know how to link individual tweets > it's not far too down)

natrix

This was front page news last week in France,

http://www.sudouest.fr/2010/06/03/et-ma ... 7840-8.php

They actually name Fabian Cancellara as being the main suspect..........