Caught cheating in sports: Belgian pro-cyclist found using bicycle with hidden motor - TomoNews
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ZOLDER, BELGIUM — The Union Cycliste Internationale has confirmed this week that the bicycle used by Belgian 19-year-old pro-cyclist Femke Van den Driessche during the world championship in Belgium contained a hidden motor. Driessche says she never cheated, and that the bike in question belongs to a friend. Driessche explained to Belgian media that the bicycle was given to her in error by a mechanic prior to the weekend under-23 race at the World Cyclo-Cross championship in Solder, Belgium, reported Cycling News. Driesseche pulled out of the race due to a "mechanical problem", reported ABC. The motor was found during an inspection. A motor such as the Vivax Assist, can be installed in the seat tube in a bicycle frame, reported Cycling Tips. Hidden motors can be powered by a battery, placed either inside the bicycle frame, in a saddlebag under the seat, or in a faux water bottle. The devices can be operated in a number of ways. According to Gizmodo, a sensor installed close to the pedals and connected to the motor detects the cyclist's pace. At higher speeds, the motor runs faster, helping the rider move quicker. Another way to use the motor is by pressing a switch or lever on the handlebars. Cycling competition regulators can detect motors by using a computer that reads radio frequencies emitted by the devices, or with the use of X-ray machines similar to the ones found in airports. The practice, also known as "mechanical doping," can lead to a heavy fines as well as long bans for offenders. ------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus
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Motorrrr computorrr offenderrrrzzz
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If you're not cheating you're not trying!
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I hate the way you speak faggot
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im a bike rider myself and these motors put in to frame ruins the fun of riding it should be banned in all countries
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the narrator is so fucking annoying want to punch his balls
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Need to minimize a Nissan GTR engine....Tour de France Is mine!
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that bitch is dumb
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why do not they just admit and take responsibility?
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きっとマブチモーターだな(笑)
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Beautiful geek video who doesn't give a damn about the events, the athlete, her bizarre entourage and the fact that she was prevented from defending herself for reasons which were not investigated, which will leave her vulnerable for a long time.
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Someone should tell her that she is competing in a UCI event, not a FIM event
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Now she can retire and have babies..;)
How much extra power do the motors give anyway? And I should think the battery doesn't last very long.
Maybe other cheating cyclists have been using motors for years? -
That's the best-sounding synthetic voice I've ever heard
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Mi pulga hacia abajo y así sera. ningún vídeo que muestre como se
instala un motor en un bicicleta NO AL DOPAJE. y Voto por expulsar de
por vida a todo el que se le encuentre uno en su bicicleta en una
carrera. -
This guy's voice makes me want to vomit.
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That's the most horrible pronounciation of Van den Driessche, a Flemish surname, that I've ever heard... even the French do better.
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