The victory was another vindication for Cancellara, who has been at the center of speculation that he benefited from a small motor hidden in his bike frame during the Paris-Roubaix race he won this year.
Cancellara has called the claims ridiculous, and they have not been proven true.
Video detailing the speculation has been a viral hit on the Internet, and partly to dampen the speculation, the International Cycling Union is scanning competitors’ bikes at this Tour to check for hidden motors.
“After they checked my bike, I said, ’You should also check the motor: Me!”’ Cancellara quipped.
I don't know if you or anyone else here followed that controversy - most of the cycling forums examined the 'motorized doping' evidence against FC in excruciating detail.
From what I was able to gather at the time, the general expert consensus tended to the conclusion that the video which first raised the possibility Cancellara had used a hidden motor for Paris-Roubaix & Tour of Flanders was probably just an idiotic viral marketing scheme promoted by Gruber, a European manufacturer of a bike motor, to generate interest in their product.
And yet, because of that single video of questionable provenance, ICU officials had to scan the bikes for hidden motors this year! lol. Which means Gruber's scam worked like a charm & viral marketing stunts which generate free buzz by hyping bogus controversies will just get more outrageous & more numerous.Yuck.