UCI president David Lappartient has said that the governing body will investigate the former professional Phil Gaimon’s claim that Fabian Cancellara used a hidden motor during his career.
Gaimon made the claim in his recently-published book Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While), in which he revisited allegations regarding Cancellara that first surfaced following his victories at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in 2010. Cancellara has always denied using a hidden motor.
"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 wrote. He stood by the accusation when contacted for comment on Wednesday.
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Speaking to Cyclingnews on Thursday morning, Lappartient said that the UCI would seek more information on the allegation levelled by Gaimon against Cancellara.
"What I would say regarding the case you are speaking about is that I will try to have more information and we will investigate. We will investigate because we need to know exactly what is behind this. 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.
"At this level, I cannot say more than this, but I hope that this never happened in professional cycling. If this was the case, it would be a disaster for the image of cycling and that's why we have to fight. I want the people and the fans on the road to be able to trust the result, trust the UCI and trust the controls from our institutions."
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