Fabian Cancellara responded to accusations that he resorted to mechanical doping by demanding a halt to the sales of the book containing the allegations, Phil Gaimon's Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While), according to Het Nieuwsblad.
Speaking through his manager Armin Meier, Cancellara also called for a public apology from the retired American rider.
The passage in Gaimon's book frames the allegations in a manner similar to internet arguments dating back to the 2010 Tour of Flanders, when suspicions that Cancellara's acceleration on the Kapelmuur being 'unnatural' first arose.
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"When you watch the footage, his accelerations don't look natural at all, like he's having trouble staying on the top of the pedals. That fucker probably did have a motor," Gaimon writes.
The UCI president David Lappartient told Cyclingnews last week that the federation has no option but to investigate the allegations.
"Of course, I heard all the rumours, like everybody, and I just want to know exactly. So we will investigate, that is our job," Lappartient said.
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