Chris Froome has called on the UCI to step up their efforts in the fight against mechanical doping after a motor was found in a race bike for the first time at last weekend's Cyclo-cross World Championships.
The UCI is investigating what it terms a case of 'technological fraud' on the part of 19-year-old Belgian Femke Van den Driessche, who has protested her innocence.
Tour de France champion Froome, speaking with media ahead of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Australia, revealed that bikes of his have been dismantled and examined as many as a dozen times, and he called on cycling's authorities to increase the number of controls across the sport from top to bottom.
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"For the last few years now there have been rumours about motors being concealed within the bikes. It's a concern that I've had, something that I've brought up with the UCI Independent Commission when I sat down with them and said ‘listen, from my point of view there are these rumours, it would be my advice that the UCI implements controls and measures to start checking bikes more regularly'," he said.
"Just speaking from personal experience, over the last couple of seasons my bike has been dismantled and checked at least a dozen times. I think they are taking the threat seriously and hopefully this will mean that they only increase the number of checks they do on the WorldTour level."
Read more...
- UCI confirms motorised doping uncovered at cyclo-cross World Championships
- Femke Van den Driessche denies using motor at cyclo-cross World Championships
- What is mechanical doping?
- Electromagnetic wheels are the new frontier of mechanical doping, claims Gazzetta dello Sport
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