motorised doping?!

[raindog]

I was never suspicious of Cancellara's TT rides - as Foghat says, he has the perfect build for TTing, but to suddenly win two spring classics against specialists stinks a bit imo.
Something which seems to have been ignored was reported in l'Equipe, that Riis used a remote control to start the motor. Sounds like something out of science fiction, but it's been confirmed by some "Danish officials" who insisted on anonymity - make of that what you will.
Also, the mechanics hurried the bike onto the bus and pushed press photographers away when they tried to photograph it.
Anyroad, the uci in their wisdom have said there will be no enquiry so we can speculate untill the cows come home but I doubt we'll ever know the truth.

 

[yello]

Also, the mechanics hurried the bike onto the bus and pushed press photographers away when they tried to photograph it.

Did they? I haven't heard that before (not that I am at all widely read on this subject, having pretty much dismissed it as a hoax from the beginning).

That's quite a conspiracy theory growing though. Someone must spill the beans (if they are there to spill) eventually.

 

[Chuffy]

Apparently there's a Hungarian guy who has come up with a frame-fit motor which "could weigh up to one kilogramme, generate peak power of 600 watts and last 30 to 60 minutes on each battery charge." Sounds impressive but I'd like to see it before I believe it!