gman0482 said:Cancellara can take it as a nice complement, when people say he must have a motor in the bike, because he pulls away so easily.
Yonni said:The UCI need to set out a clear message on mechanical cheating as it would involve both team mechanics and the riders knowledge. Nothing less than life time bans for riders & mechanics and whole team removed or disqualified from the race with repayment of seasons winnings. There is no point in reacting after the event. Any form of mechanical cheating should be nipped in the bud before it becomes a bike culture as doping was allowed to from the 1960s (or earlier even?) onwards.
No, both are deliberate cheating in my book. The difference is that the UCI have an opportunity to come down very hard at the outset and no one would blame them. They have struggled to come to terms with doping and its culture within the sport adn been too slow to react. In my opinion life time bans should be announced for doping as well. Give one season warning. The litigation could go on for years in that case though as it can be so hard to prove.steve said:Do you think this is worse than traditional doping?
genedan said:I'd have to say that I'm impressed by the ingenuity of this little motor. It seems as if doping is moving away from biochemistry and back to the crazy antics (nails, passenger trains, body doubles) they used in the early days of the tour! Someone could write an entire book about the history of doping and cycling and it would actually be quite entertaining. To a certain extent, motorized doping isn't as dangerous as PED's since the rider isn't risking an early death.
All of this is unacceptable of course. So far, I really can't believe a guy like Fabian would ever do something like that. The cobblestones are so disruptive that it would be weird if any rider were able to keep his hands still...Fabian could have just adjusted his hand position or he may have just rubbed a finger in that particular part of the lever. The video quality is too poor to be conclusive, so this is all speculation as of now. The prospect of motorized doping does concern me though...
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