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If the motor was installed by a family friend, why would that person need to conceal the switch?
(I don't say that because I buy the story about the friend, it's just a plausible reason to keep it hidden)
What about Ryder Hesjedal's bike spinning on itself a few years back? Are we addressing that as well? It feels like the UCI is only going after easy pickings to prove a point and not doing its best to actually to fight mechanical cheating in fear of yet another scandal.
What about Ryder Hesjedal's bike spinning on itself a few years back? Are we addressing that as well? It feels like the UCI is only going after easy pickings to prove a point and not doing its best to actually to fight mechanical cheating in fear of yet another scandal.
For some additional context / evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynLMfzLTc8M
It makes me wonder if the engines would be this sophisticated if they weren't for cheating?
What about Ryder Hesjedal's bike spinning on itself a few years back? Are we addressing that as well? It feels like the UCI is only going after easy pickings to prove a point and not doing its best to actually to fight mechanical cheating in fear of yet another scandal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak7xP8eghog
It should also be noted that "incident" occurred on a fast downhill section while Hesjedal wasn't pedaling so even if there were a motor it is exceedingly unlikely it would still be engaged at the time of the crash.
With a plausible physical explanation and no way to go back in time to check the bike for a motor, there's not much for the UCI to go after even if it felt the need to.
It doesn't seem like someone who would do this has much respect for the sport.
I am aware of decimal commas - but a period for the thousands? I thought they used a space, or an apostrophe? 2'699,00
It must be tough writing code in Europe - computers only use decimal points, not decimal commas. And how do you make an international interface for money, when you never know how people will enter things?
What about Ryder Hesjedal's bike spinning on itself a few years back? Are we addressing that as well? It feels like the UCI is only going after easy pickings to prove a point and not doing its best to actually to fight mechanical cheating in fear of yet another scandal.
These motors work by directly coupling to the pedal shaft in the bottom bracket. It's hard to tell but it seems pretty clear to me that the pedals on Hesjedal's bike are not turning when it lands. The angular momentum is just from the back wheel which is still spinning.
Part of me wonders why only 6 years. It doesn't seem like someone who would do this has much respect for the sport.