Istvan Varjas, the engineer widely believed to be the brains behind the invention of mechanical doping in cycling, has suggested that the latest version of hidden motors can give an athlete a 15-second burst of power that allows them to gain an advantage on their rivals that no doping product can match.
Varjas made the claim in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, which carried out a detailed investigation into the often deceptive Hungarian engineer and his attempts to sell his technology to various companies.
In an interview with Irish radio station in October, Varjas revealed he signed an exclusive deal with a major client and agreed not to share his technology with anyone else for 10 years.
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Long written off as speculation, the presence of motors in bike racing was first detected when the UCI pulled a bike with an assist device from the pits of the Cyclo-cross World Championships belonging to Belgian U23 racer Femke Van den Driessche.
Varjas hinted that a major television investigation would soon reveal more about mechanical doping, or "technical fraud" as the UCI calls it, in the higher ranks of professional cycling.
Speaking to Le Monde, Varjas said that the investigation will be aired in early January, with the French newspaper suggesting it could have as big an impact as the Festina Affaire, which exposed wide-spread doping in the peloton and almost brought the Tour de France to a halt in 1998.
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