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Two amateur riders flee race after refusing hidden motor check
Two riders at an Italian amateur race have fled the scene after refusing to have their bikes checked for hidden motors. According a repor...

Bob Stapleton Q&A: Former HTC manager details fight against hidden motors
As the president of the UCI’s commission for the fight against technological fraud, Bob Stapleton has a vital role in providing credibili...

Explainer: A closer look at the UCI’s new plans to combat hidden motors
A little over two years after Femke Van Den Driesshe made regrettable history when she was the first rider to be caught using a hidden mo...

French amateur given five year suspension for hidden motor use
Caught using a motor in a third category race on October 1, French amateur Cyril Fontaine has been handed a five year ban from the sport....

Hidden motors: Former pro replaces controversial staff member at UCI
Seventeen months after it was reported that the UCI technical manager Mark Barfield had frustrated a French police operation aimed at inv...

Exposed: the hidden motor used by French amateur
Former French professional and current French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) employee Christophe Bassons has unveiled the bike seized from a F...

Lappartient: UCI’s tablet detectors ‘simply aren’t enough’
UCI presidential challenger David Lappartient has called for an extension of the UCI’s current testing methods for hidden motors, saying ...

UCI rejects criticism of hidden motor tests, but Stade 2 report raises important questions
The UCI has defended itself against serious questions asked of its testing for hidden motors, saying that it stands by the techniques use...

Interview: UCI presidential candidate Lappartient aims to ramp up fight against hidden motors
UCI presidential candidate David Lappartient has told CyclingTips that if elected in September, he intends to make several big changes to...

Thermal imaging cameras in use again to prevent motors at the Tour de France
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (CT) – French authorities have said that additional technology to prevent the use of concealed motors will again be i...

Bike Pure: No testing done at recent UCI cyclocross races, says riders offered drugs at events
The Bike Pure anti-doping organisation has spoken out over what it says has been a complete lack of recent testing at cyclocross events. ...

Hidden motors and professional cycling: A timeline
The alleged use of hidden motors, so-called mechanical doping, remains a hot topic in cycling. It was first claimed in 2010, was ridicule...