La Gazzetta dello Sport has revealed further details on the case of alleged mechanical doping at a veterans race in Italy, confirming that the bike is a counterfeit copy of an Argon 18 model, and revealing the four ways that it is possible to obtain and hide a motor in a race bike.
The Italian sports newspaper obtained a photo of the bike with the alleged motor hidden inside, matching the attached race number with that of the 53 year-old Brescia tiler Alessandro Andreoli.
The bike appears to be an Argon 18 as used by the Astana team. However after carefully studying the shapes of the rear triangle and headset, the Canadian brand confirmed to La Gazzetta dello Sport that the bike was a counterfeit that had been fitted with Argon 18 decals. Argon 18 intimated it would take legal action.
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“Argon 18 is a worldwide company with a proud history and we work hard every day to produce quality products that are sold worldwide. To safeguard the good name of our company we will take any necessary legal action against the athlete and anyone responsible for this very serious matter,” Gervais Rioux, founder and president of Argon 18 Bikes said in a statement published by several Italian media.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Andreoli, who was caught with the bike on Saturday after organisers used a heat gun, claimed he bought the bike from someone in Tuscany who he had met out on the road.
"I don't remember his name or his phone number. We met out on the road, I liked the bike, he asked a great price and so I bought it," Andreoli told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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