In a bold move designed to silence recent critics, cycling's governing body the UCI has shown off the technology it uses to check for hidden motors – and it's basically an iPad with a special case.
The UCI invited selected media, including our sister site Cyclingnews, over to its Swiss HQ for a special demonstration. The system hit the headlines earlier this year after it caught out Dutch cyclocross rider Femke Van den Driessche.
So what high-tech solution does the UCI use? Custom nanosensors perhaps? Or maybe X-ray light field cameras? Nope, it's an iPad Mini, partnered with a magnetometer that's housed in a special case, powered by a custom app. In fact, it's not so different from the many apps already available on the App Store, like this Teslameter app.
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But that's not to say that the solution is cheap: the UCI has worked with a range of partners, including e-bike specialist Typhoon Bicycles and a UK medical technology company, to develop a system that's robust and reliable at catching the cheats.
The recent demonstration of this technology appears calculated to disprove critics, such as the French Stade 2 television programme and Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, which suggested that only thermal imaging equipment can do the job.
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