winjim
Smash the cistern
They're not gonna DNA test a bike. This isn't CSI.
Mechanical doping
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Guru
Apparently, suspicions were first raised during her warm-up
400bhp
Guru
We need Carrie Matheson to work for the UCI. U23 rider should have been her "source".
OK, tongue in cheek, but would they/have they/should they get more sneaky in outing cheats? Get someone in the mix as a plant. U23 rider a perfect recruit. Have her on the books for the rest of her career.
OK, tongue in cheek, but would they/have they/should they get more sneaky in outing cheats? Get someone in the mix as a plant. U23 rider a perfect recruit. Have her on the books for the rest of her career.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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Not saying it has anything to do with this case, but it is possible to buy Willier bikes custom-fitted with Vivax Assist in the Netherlands...
https://www.salden.nl/en/wilier-triestina-e-cycl-ocrosser-met-trapondersteuning.html
https://www.salden.nl/en/wilier-triestina-e-cycl-ocrosser-met-trapondersteuning.html
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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Let's just think about this friend whose bike it is claimed to be. What exactly does he have to lose by saying it's his bike? Not a lot, apart from some temporary media attention. He just has to keep his mouth shut except for confirming his ownership, for which I am sure he will be (or have been) adequately compensated at some point. That might just be worth it to reduce the punishment for the rider. Whoever was involved in this must have been very careful in using a prepared bike in major races, and given that, they are also likely to have also have had such contingency plans organised.
Smokin Joe
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If it's used at this level it is almost certainly being used right at the very top too. Luckily it is a very easy thing to detect, unlike doping.
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
It makes Wilier's flouncey response to the matter look quite bizarre - flouncing for using something they sell, rather than flouncing for doing something they would never dream of supporting.
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Guru
Ah right, my mistake.
deptfordmarmoset
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S-Works, I believe. Though being Swiss, it ought to have been BMC - Belgian Motor Cycles.....
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The Vivax/Gruber assist is very stealthy and can be hard to spot.
Although if the battery is in the 'bidon', the bidon looks a bit odd and a cable will run somewhere from it into the frame.
If the battery is in the wedge pack, that also looks a bit strange and there will be a short cable running under the seat.
But what really tells you is the weight, an extra 2kg or more, depending on the size of the battery.
Most riders - and all pro riders - would feel that as soon as they handled the bike.
Although if the battery is in the 'bidon', the bidon looks a bit odd and a cable will run somewhere from it into the frame.
If the battery is in the wedge pack, that also looks a bit strange and there will be a short cable running under the seat.
But what really tells you is the weight, an extra 2kg or more, depending on the size of the battery.
Most riders - and all pro riders - would feel that as soon as they handled the bike.
im sure he was riding a trek - as he was with trek factory racing
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User169
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2010 he was still at what was then called Saxobank (one of the CSC incarnations), riding Specialized.