At that level of competition, just keep xraying bikes so it can't become an issue? Drug testing is privacy invasive, having your bike xrayed isn't if you're not cheating.
jerlam · 13h ago
At the top levels, there isn't much privacy already. In 2007, the GC leader of the Tour was removed from the race because they had lied about their location a month prior. Racers are required to tell UCI, the cycling governing body, their locations in order for doping controls.
Not just at the elite level either. The whereabouts system has expanded to apply to tens of millions of people, completely outside of any serious national or international legal frameworl.
bcraven · 10h ago
I understand that thermal imaging cameras can pick up anomalies in the frame where the motors are housed during the race.
throwaway81523 · 11h ago
This is not new and they routinely examine bikes for it.
It's too obvious to put the motor in the bike. What they should do is embed electromagnets under the road surface to help accelerate certain bikes and decelerate others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rasmussen_(cyclist)#Un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_doping
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