(Originally published on Cycling News)
Thermal cameras will be used to detect mechanical doping at the Tour de France this year, after the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) provided the technology at the request of the French Ministry for Sport.
Thierry Braillard, the Minister of State for Sport, announced the measure at a press conference in Paris on Monday morning, which was also attended by UCI President Brian Cookson, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme and French Cycling Federation President David Lappartient.
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The CEA thermal camera is portable and can be used either aboard of a motorbike or from the side of the road. The new technology will be used in conjunction with the UCI’s existing magnetic resonance screening for motors, which is carried out using iPads at stage starts and finishes.
Lappartient noted that the CEA thermal camera had already been used during the French national championships this week and said that he was satisfied with its efficacy. "These tests were conclusive. Even a stopped motor could have been detected," Lappartient said, according to AFP.
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