The UCI have acknowledged that they have no proof of mechanical doping within the professional ranks, however they have admitted that as motorised bikes exist on the market, so does the possibility of motorised doping.
Yet despite this very real threat the governing body have only carried out tests on four out of a possible 18 stages in this year’s Tour de France, with a large proportion of the 25 tests conducted during the team time trial on stage 9. To date, only one mountain stage in the race has been subjected to testing.
“For years we’ve been taking this seriously by checking bike at races,” a UCI spokesperson told Cyclingnews.
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“We’ve heard the rumours. The main fact is that we know you can buy such bikes on the market and restoring credibility in the sport is important.
“We know that the technology is available on the market. We’ve been making checks as we don’t want this to enter professional cycling. This was mentioned in the CIRC report but we didn’t wait for the publication of that to confirm it. We’ve been taking this seriously for much longer.”
However the UCI would not comment on the number of tests carried out in the Tour de France and why there had been no tests in the first number of mountain stages or after stage 19, the most mountainous stage in the race.
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