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Motors scandal: Indications that Belgian Under 23 rider becomes the first to be caught for "mechanical doping"
http://cyclingtips.com/2016/01/moto...the-first-to-be-caught-for-mechanical-doping/
(Article fails to mention perhaps that the Union Cycliste Internationale and other cycling organizations have banned other "radical or innovative" bicycles from competing in their sanctioned events.
These prohibitions included derailleur gears, wheel rims made of anything except wood and frames of a configuration other than the standard diamond.)
http://cyclingtips.com/2016/01/moto...the-first-to-be-caught-for-mechanical-doping/
Disconcerting reports from the world cyclocross championships suggest that the Belgian under 23 rider Femke Van den Driessche has become the first rider officially detected as using a motor in her bike, exposing her to severe penalties.
(Article fails to mention perhaps that the Union Cycliste Internationale and other cycling organizations have banned other "radical or innovative" bicycles from competing in their sanctioned events.
These prohibitions included derailleur gears, wheel rims made of anything except wood and frames of a configuration other than the standard diamond.)