Mechanical doping

[Flying_Monkey]

Now people know what to look for concealing buttons and switches would be harder, but not impossible. You only need a pressure switch under the bar tape with the wiring running internally to be almost impossible to spot.

The easiest way to do it would be to have remote switching by wireless from a team car or from someone in the crowd...

 

[classic33]

The easiest way to do it would be to have remote switching by wireless from a team car or from someone in the crowd...

Remote switching requires two signals be sent.
The first to activate it, the second to deactivate. If the finish is a restricted area, detection of any signal would be easy.

 

[jarlrmai]

Race radio's and codewords then you don't need any buttons on the outside.

I cant see the commissars running mobile RF signal detection though all the RF noise from police, spectators and general from the surrounding towns etc would make it impossible.

 

[Smurfy]

Wasn't sure whether to put this in here, or in the Electric Bikes sub-forum.

Rider implicated after motor found on bike at world cyclo-cross championships
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/30/hidden-motor-bike-world-cyclo-cross-championships

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I wonder what the people who scoffed at the idea earlier are now thinking... I suspect that, while not widespread, there will certainly be more than one female U23 CX rider up to this...

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Blimey this must be serious, it just got cyclo cross a report in the Radio 2 news summary. Has cross ever been even mentioned on R2 before ?
(Obviously somewhat overshadowed by the sad news of Sir Terry's death. RIP.)

 

[400bhp]

I wonder what the people who scoffed at the idea earlier are now thinking... I suspect that, while not widespread, there will certainly be more than one female U23 CX rider up to this...

If it's true then, given the category (U23 women) there's a very good chance there's a culture of it which needs stamping out quickly.

 

[fossyant]

It's not my bike excuse is coming out.

 

[winjim]

It's not my bike excuse is coming out.

Somebody else from her team just popped it into the pits did they? Fine, ban the entire team.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Somebody else from her team just popped it into the pits did they? Fine, ban the entire team.

The Belgian team sent her away pretty sharpish and have wasted no time in accepting that it was an illegal bike. Either it's 100% her (and the mate what gave it to her in the pub the night before ) or she'll have dirt to dish out later on.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

The Belgian team sent her away pretty sharpish and have wasted no time in accepting that it was an illegal bike. Either it's 100% her (and the mate what gave it to her in the pub the night before ) or she'll have dirt to dish out later on.

I imagine if it was set up by the team, she will be well paid to keep hush.

 

[midlife]

Wasn't she the favourite to win? I wonder if she had used it before then...............

Shaun

 

[Crackle]

I wonder what the people who scoffed at the idea earlier are now thinking... I suspect that, while not widespread, there will certainly be more than one female U23 CX rider up to this...

Surprised but still scoffing at the earlier speculation. If people speculate, I guess we shouldn't be surprised when someone tries to execute the idea. The fact that they chose cyclocross is puzzling as you think there'd be more scope for things to go quite badly wrong. But then her brother is already suspended for doping.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Cxmagazine says Cookson was going to hold a press conference at 9am this morning. Does anybody have any info on this? (The UCI site is saying nothing.)

 

[Crackle]

Cxmagazine says Cookson was going to hold a press conference at 9am this morning. Does anybody have any info on this? (The UCI site is saying nothing.)

Apart from some pictures and a few 'no place to hide' quotes, no.