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First cycling ‘motorised doping’ case confirmed
I'm so disappointed.
The head of cycling’s governing body, the UCI, confirmed yesterday that a concealed motor had been detected on a competitor’s bike at the World Cyclo-cross Championships on Saturday, in what is an unprecedented and deeply troubling first case for the sport.
Brian Cookson told a press conference in Zolder, Belgium, that it was “absolutely clear that there was technological fraud. There was a concealed motor.”
The practice, known as “motorised doping” has been the subject of many rumours for the past six years, but no cases have ever been discovered – until the weekend. It is widely known that the addition of a small electric motor hidden in a bike could save a rider up to 100 watts of energy while pedalling, significantly boosting performance.
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Doping youth riders is child abuse, says Brian Cookson
Saturday’s “doped” bike belonged to young Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche, one of the favourites in the women’s Under-23 category race. In the event, Van den Driessche was forced to abandon because of a mechanical incident.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/first-cycling-motorised-doping-case-alarms-uci-chief-brian-cookson-a6845286.html
Brian Cookson told a press conference in Zolder, Belgium, that it was “absolutely clear that there was technological fraud. There was a concealed motor.”
The practice, known as “motorised doping” has been the subject of many rumours for the past six years, but no cases have ever been discovered – until the weekend. It is widely known that the addition of a small electric motor hidden in a bike could save a rider up to 100 watts of energy while pedalling, significantly boosting performance.
Read more
Doping youth riders is child abuse, says Brian Cookson
Saturday’s “doped” bike belonged to young Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche, one of the favourites in the women’s Under-23 category race. In the event, Van den Driessche was forced to abandon because of a mechanical incident.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/first-cycling-motorised-doping-case-alarms-uci-chief-brian-cookson-a6845286.html
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I'm guessing one installs a modified axle in the bottom bracket and drops the motor down the seat post tube
Unfortunately, it also brings out the worst in humans. Ugh.
with human nature.
If I had $2,399 to spend on something like this I would spend it on a bike.
https://www.electricbike.com/gruber-assist/
The newly developed Gruber Assist bicycle drive consists of five components:
Miniature push-button
Electronic control – installed in the seat post
200 watt drive unit with free-wheel
Lithium-Ion Manganese (LiMn) battery pack 4.5 Ah / 30V or Lithium-Ion Manganese battery pack 6.75 AH / 30V
External battery charger
The auxiliary drive, with a length of almost 8.5 inches and 200 watts of power, is permanently connected with the crank through a bevel gear unit. Not only is gear changing is still possible, but you are also able to use the motor assist through the pedals. This system has a 100% freewheel so that when the motor is not activated, the bike simply acts like a regular bike. When the system is on, the rider gets electrically boosted by the Gruber Assist, with 200 watts of extra power.
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From DU's Bicycling group
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1207757
http://www.electric-bike-kit.com/hill-topper.aspx
$500 and up depending on the range you desire.
Edited to fix grammar error in the title- Where or where is a grammar cop when you need one?
