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Tour de France bikes to be scanned for motors - UCI
AFP on Yahoo ^
| 6/18/10
| AFP
Posted on 06/18/2010 7:27:26 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
PARIS (AFP) Bikes used at the Tour de France will be scanned to make sure they do not contain illegal motors, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Friday.
The move comes following rumours that Fabian Cancellara used 'mechanical doping' during his victories in the Tour of Flanders and the Paris-Roubaix, which the Swiss Olympic time-trial champion strongly denied.
"The members of the management committee discussed issues concerning equipment used in road competitions and decided that it was necessary to bolster measures that have already been put in place (in particular the visual inspection of bicycles, a procedure that was recently reinforced)," read a UCI statement.
"As a result, a scanner will be used from the time of the Tour de France.
"This instrument, recently tested with a successful outcome, will allow an official to detect any illegal devices that may be concealed, for example, in the bicycle frame."
Suspicions that Cancellara had put a motor inside the frame of his bike were sparked by a much-watched video on the YouTube video-sharing website.
His Saxo Bank team released a statement earlier in June refuting the claims.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: bikes; motors; scanned; tourdefrance
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Pay no attention to the exhaust fumes... It's made in Mexico.
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:36:17 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: NormsRevenge
Gruber Assist Adds A Stealthy Electric Motor To Your Bike
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:38:19 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I need something a little bigger - like a V-twin gasoline-powered engine! :-)
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:41:39 PM PDT
by
meyer
(Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
To: meyer
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:46:12 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Good starting point. Now lose the pedals and add a second cylinder.
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:52:37 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: meyer
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posted on
06/18/2010 7:52:48 PM PDT
by
Cyclone59
(I ROCK, Guitar Hero said so........)
To: JoeProBono
If you are going to cheat, cheat big!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:03:01 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
To: NormsRevenge
Nice Post.
Any idea on battery life?
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:06:02 PM PDT
by
Visceral
(The more I learn, the less I know)
To: The Cajun
If you are going to cheat, cheat big! Think anyone will notice?
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:06:23 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(If this be our sunset, we may as well go out fighting, in honor of all the patriots who came before.)
To: EternalVigilance
Think anyone will notice? Hell, they won't even see him, probably think "The Flash" just ran by ;^)
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:10:02 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
To: NormsRevenge
I would love to see someone win the Tour de France on a moped.
To: NormsRevenge
You can tell it's Mattel - It's Swell!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:14:12 PM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
To: The Cajun
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:15:02 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(If this be our sunset, we may as well go out fighting, in honor of all the patriots who came before.)
To: Visceral
Any idea on battery life?
My guess is that this motor is for use as a short assist or acceleration thing rather than a long duration. Assuming their was one installed to begin with and we all know there isn’t any cheating in the pro racing circuit.
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:17:51 PM PDT
by
deport
To: Visceral
Looks to me that it uses a couple of A123 Systems Li-Ion cells of just over 2 AH each in series. The motor could be drawing 80-100 amps so not long!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:18:14 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: NormsRevenge
This of course will be all the bicycles except the French bikes which are known to be free of cheating since the French are always honorable. s/off
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:29:06 PM PDT
by
Rembrandt
(.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:38:38 PM PDT
by
Sax
To: Sax
To: EternalVigilance
it's cool and all, but do you look like you're doing the doggy with Mr. bag o bones when you're riding it?
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posted on
06/18/2010 9:03:04 PM PDT
by
Sax
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