[genedan]

I'm thinking one way to easily do motor doping is via the bike changes. A rider swaps a doped bike brought in by the team that wasn't checked at the start during the easy portions and rides 100km saving watts along the way. They then change back to a regular bike before things get intense and meanwhile the team finds a way to discreetly get rid of the doped bike.

After the stage the doping controls check the regular bike, but are unaware of the existence of the doped bike.

[thrownblown]

I used to give cancellara the benefit of the doubt. But after discovering the very very sneaky second bike change I think its very unlikely he didnt do mechanical doping.

Cancellara had a mechanical issue and did a first bike chance. The main mechanic jumps out of the car and gives him a new bike. A few km's later Breschel has a real issue and requests a new bike, but the main mechanic isnt in the car anymore resulting in Breschel getting the wrong bike, losing a lot of time and never returning to the front. A few km further the images show Cancellara suddenly sitting on his original bike.

What happened, at the point where cancellara did his first bike change, the stage makes a loop. The mechanic had to walk 500 meter to get on the other part of the stage. What does amateur footage reveal. In a turn everybody where makes the short turn, Cancellara goes wide where the main mechanic is waiting with the original bike and you see Cancellara do a lightning bike swap.

Its a sad thing but after all these years I am convinced Cancellara cheated.

(Stolen from a comment on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6z7uUe0tVA)

[Aperocky]

> rides 100km saving watts along the way.

You vastly overestimates that tiny battery and motor vs. the athlete's legs.

The only time it make sense is in sprints where it can contribute a significant torque increase for a short while. Over 100 km you might as well be better off without that weight.

There's a reason why all electric vehicles are heavy and burly looking electric bikes only have range of 20mi, and those batteries are not constrained by weight or shape to fit in a road bike tube.

[doikor]

They check all the riders bikes.

The only time someone has been caught for motor doping was for a spare bike that they never used in that race.

[stdclass]

they in fact do not check every bike, especially if you are a domestique

[w-ll]

why do all that when u can have a mechanic check your derailleur for a few km while you hold onto the team car

[prmoustache]

AFAIK it used to be common sight in the 90's but they are not allowed to do that anymore. Reasons riders just swap bike at any doubt of issue, then they draft the "team cars caravan".