It began as a whisper campaign back in 2010. Fabian Cancellara rode away from Tom Boonen on the steepest part of the Kapelmuur in the Tour of Flanders, leaving the Belgian commentators stunned at the force of his acceleration while seated. From the first speculation that there could be a motor hidden in the Swiss star's bike, there would be no putting the genie back into the bottle.
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It was the first wide-spread reporting on the technology that some denied existed - tiny motors that could add watts to a rider's pedal stroke. The battery-driven device sits in the bottom bracket area, and helps propel the crank arms around. The rider still needs to pedal, but an assist of even just 50 watts could be a race-winning amount.
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UCI denies reports of motorised doping - May 19, 2010
Even UCI President Pat McQuaid denied the technology would be in practical use in the pro peloton.
“We do not have any knowledge if this product is already in use in competitive cycling,” he said at the time. “At this point in time, we don’t have any evidence that leads us to the conclusion that this kind of engine is already in use in the peloton."
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