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A 19-year-old Belgian cyclist got caught cheating at the world championships after racing a bike that had a motor hidden in the frame
Cycling officials on Saturday detained a bicycle ridden during the cyclocross world championships in Zolder, Belgium, to investigate "technological fraud" — and it turns out a young Belgian cyclist was cheating by racing a bike with a concealed motor in the frame.
It is the first official case of "mechanical doping" or "bike doping" at cycling's highest level. Speculation over motorized cheating has been expressed for years but never revealed until now.
If used at the right time during a race even a small motor can provide a critical burst of power and speed.
The International Cycling Union confirmed on Sunday that the bicycle did have a motor in the frame and that the bike belonged to Belgium's Femke van den Driessche, 19.
'Technological fraud'
"It's absolutely clear that there was technological fraud. There was a concealed motor. I don't think there are any secrets about that," UCI President Brian Cookson told a news conference, AFP reported.
Van den Driessche was among the race favorites but was forced to withdraw from the women's under-23 event because of a mechanical problem. Sporza reported that there were "electrical cables" seen coming out of the bike.
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'It wasn't my bike'
Van den Driessche denied she had used a bike with a concealed motor on purpose, saying that it was identical to her own but belonged to a friend and that a team mechanic had given it to her by mistake before the race, AFP reported.
"It wasn't my bike, it was that of a friend and was identical to mine," a tearful Van den Driessche told Belgian TV channel Sporza, AFP reported. "This friend went around the course Saturday before dropping off the bike in the truck. A mechanic, thinking it was my bike, cleaned it and prepared it for my race," she added, insisting that she was "totally unaware" it was fitted with a hidden motor.
"I feel really terrible. I'm aware I have a big problem. (But) I have no fears of an inquiry into this. I have done nothing wrong," she added. AFP also reported that Belgian coach Rudy De Bie said he was "disgusted."
"We thought that we had in Femke a great talent in the making but it seems that she fooled everyone," he told Sporza. Sven Nys, a veteran of cyclocross and one of its best riders, said he was shocked and disappointed.
"We've heard some stories for a long time now about the possibility of this. We have been alive to a potential way that people might cheat and we have been testing a number of bikes and a number of events for several months," Cookson said, according to AFP.
"I am committed and the UCI is committed to protecting the riders who do not want to cheat in whatever form and to make sure that the right riders win the race. We have been looking at different methods of testing this kind of technology and we tested a number of bikes yesterday and one was found.
"We will keep testing both at this event and subsequent events. Whether this means that there is widespread use of this form of cheating remains to be seen."
Cookson said that the matter would next go before the UCI's disciplinary commission.
Call for 'lifetime suspension'
Etixx team manager Patrick Lefevere called for a "lifetime suspension for the cheat."
"I never thought that such schemes were possible. It's a scandal that Femke's entourage have deceived the Belgian federation," he said.
The news is a fresh blow to a sport still recovering from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal after the disgraced American cyclist admitted to cheating throughout his career in 2013 following years of denials and ruthless attacks on his accusers, AFP noted.
The UCI has been taking the possibility of technological fraud seriously over the past few years. New penalties include disqualification, a suspension of six months, and a fine of up to 200,000 Swiss francs (about $195,000). Teams could be fined 1 million francs (roughly $977,500).
http://www.businessinsider.com/bike-investigated-technological-fraud-cycling-world-championships-cyclocross-2016-1
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Hahaha! Laziest bitch of all time.
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Happens to me all the time. Nothing to see here.
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What do a moped and a big girl have in common?
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Great story. And than saying the bike wasn't hers. Not unlike Lee Priest saying he had a single amp to male hormones in his house and it wouldn't be touched for months. lol
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What do a moped and a big girl have in common?
black customers?
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What do a moped and a big girl have in common?
Big mike cox
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Belgian dindu nuffin.
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She is the Tom Brady of cycling.
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What do a moped and a big girl have in common?
They're both fun to ride until you get caught with them?
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What do a moped and a big girl have in common?
They're both soul-less?
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Leonardo da Vinci would have been able to make the hidden motor without wires...
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They're both fun to ride until you get caught with them?
winner!
they're both fun to ride until your friends see you.
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Perfectly acceptable explanation how was he supposed to know?
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The rider was a GIRL. She.
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This is the kind of girl who you catch in the act of fucking your best friend and she tells you she thought it was you.
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Did you really think you were injecting vitamins?
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Busted
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Her brother is serving a sentence for a positive EPO test.
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Maybe she was framed?
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA ;D ;D ;D ;D Get it? The motor was hidden in her frame!
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Maybe she was framed?
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA ;D ;D ;D ;D Get it? The motor was hidden in her frame!
....dont get it..
There calling this 'bike doping' on talk sports
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Belgian dindu nuffin.
No way she was cheating she's been riding since she was a kid, look how innocent she and her bike look here
(http://vintagepretties.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834524f6f69e20120a4e1c61c970b-500wi)
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useless thread without nudes of her.
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Do these cyclists get paid well upon winning a race?
Do they have sponsors that make them rich upon getting first place?
I'm trying to figure out the logic as to why some seem so intent on cheating. I mean, I am not into that sport, but aside from Armstrong, I couldn't name any other cyclist ever.
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Do these cyclists get paid well upon winning a race?
Do they have sponsors that make them rich upon getting first place?
I'm trying to figure out the logic as to why some seem so intent on cheating. I mean, I am not into that sport, but aside from Armstrong, I couldn't name any other cyclist ever.
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Winning professional UCI bicycle racers are extremely well paid. The winning men make millions. Winning women make less and winning cyclocross racers make even less, but she could race the road and track too. It cost her a huge career.
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Do these cyclists get paid well upon winning a race?
Do they have sponsors that make them rich upon getting first place?
I'm trying to figure out the logic as to why some seem so intent on cheating. I mean, I am not into that sport, but aside from Armstrong, I couldn't name any other cyclist ever.
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At her level they are not paid, maybe a stipend... even worse this was a cyclecross event... there is no money there
Sponsors provide the bikes, kit (clothes) and nutrition.. Most female teams at this level operate on a 300K or less budget. The top ladies on the female world tour teams are paid probably under 150K
Only the men on the World Tour teams actually make any meaningfull money
Peter Sagan (Team Tinkov) makes 5+ mill, Mark Cavendish, Alberto Contador and Chris Froome (Team Sky) are probably in that ball park already
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Most of the female pros barely earn enough to get by. Most Division 1 male pros(Road Racing) earn anywhere from 30k-300k+ per year. The big money earnings usually are with individual sponsorships/endorsements.
I think in her case(and her brother's), they're the victim of a little-league dad syndrome.
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As someone who cycles, I find her claim that it was her friends bike laughable. Her nor her mechanic didn't notice it wasn't her bike? Every aspect of the fit is tailored to the specific rider (Stem, Pedals, Saddle height, Crank length, Bar width etc) And this bike which supposedly belongs to her friend somehow gets mistakenly added to the Teams bikes in the pro peloton? And if this was a friends bike and not hers, then why did this friend not notice his bike missing? Hilarious. Also, this mod would be very elaborate and expensive in order to have everything hidden within the frame making it practically indistinguishable from a normal bike. Certainly nothing some "friend" would do just for shits and giggles. It's like when you were a teenager and your parents found your baggy of weed in your jacket pocket, and you tell them "It's not mine, it's my friends".
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I want to see a picture of this motor, and the power source...
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I want to see a picture of this motor, and the power source...
bet you do, pervert ;)
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;D
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I want to see a picture of this motor, and the power source...
(http://images.cyclingtips.com.au/content/uploads/2015/04/kurbel_mit_motor_gradient_gro.jpg)
(http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2016/02/01/18/bike-cheat.jpg)
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(http://images.cyclingtips.com.au/content/uploads/2015/04/kurbel_mit_motor_gradient_gro.jpg)
(http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2016/02/01/18/bike-cheat.jpg)
It is a shame that Lance had Lemond cycles destroyed. They were a very good company with European geometry coupled with Trek's OCLV.
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Yeah, he really destroyed Lemond's name and company.
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Do these cyclists get paid well upon winning a race?
Do they have sponsors that make them rich upon getting first place?
I'm trying to figure out the logic as to why some seem so intent on cheating. I mean, I am not into that sport, but aside from Armstrong, I couldn't name any other cyclist ever.
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the french were mad that an american was owning them in "their" sport. Not saying what he did was right, but i bet they all cheat.
That being said,I think owning a motorized mountain bicycle would be sweet ;D
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the french were mad that an american was owning them in "their" sport. Not saying what he did was right, but i bet they all cheat.
That being said,I think owning a motorized mountain bicycle would be sweet ;D
(https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Mdd8ad2cb801da2c63bd9ae3403ab6d59H0&pid=15.1)
there are tons of off road motorcycles out there
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(http://images.cyclingtips.com.au/content/uploads/2015/04/kurbel_mit_motor_gradient_gro.jpg)
(http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2016/02/01/18/bike-cheat.jpg)
Thank you....That is some serious cleverness....
Edit:...A suggested refinement...have the motor become a generator so on the downhill you can recharge the battery some...
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Her bike sponsor is suing her. Her career is over as far as sponsorship.
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(https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Mdd8ad2cb801da2c63bd9ae3403ab6d59H0&pid=15.1)
there are tons of off road motorcycles out there
See the word BICYCLE?
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This reminds me of all of those times sports trainers secretly replace athletes' supplements and B-12 injections with steroids. The madness must stop! These poor athletes are having their reputations destroyed before our own eyes!!
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This reminds me of all of those times sports trainers secretly replace athletes' supplements and B-12 injections with steroids. The madness must stop! These poor athletes are having their reputations destroyed before our own eyes!!
The new "supplement" they took that made then run faster, jump higher, stronger that they never asked any questions about.