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The Dumbest Motodoping Scandal Yet Has Gotten DumberFormer professional cyclist Phil Gaimon recently wrote a book, in which he dropped an offhand comment about all-time great Fabian Cancellara and how he believed accusations that Cancellara cheated with an illegal motor in his bike during the 2010 season. That’s a fairly spicy rumor to resurface, tho...

Cycling's Most Infamous Motodoping Accusation Has Returned To Haunt The SportLast January, Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche was caught using an illegal motor in her bike at the cyclocross world championships, and though it was the first confirmed case of motodoping, the professional cycling world’s ultimate boogeyman has haunted the sport since a very specific inciden...

French Guy Busted For Racing With An Illegal Motor In His BikeOver the weekend, French officials caught a 43-year-old amateur cyclist cheating by using an illegal motor in a race. He’s now the second such rider caught motodoping in an amateur race, after a 53-year-old shit-talking aficionado was caught in Italy in late July. ...

Motodoping Italian Cyclist Gives Wild Interview, Says Haters Are Jealous Because He's Rich

Over the weekend, Italian officials popped a 53-year-old masters rider for racing with a hidden motor in his bicycle. Race organizers got a tip that the third-place rider at a race in Brescia on Saturday had been cheating and when they scanned his bike, they saw what looked like “a fire” in the seat...

53-Year-Old Italian Cyclist Caught Using Illegal Motor In Bike, Doesn't Even Win Race

After a long dry spell, motodoping is finally back. According to a report from Italian paper La Gazzetta dello Sport, a 53-year-old masters rider aroused suspicion during a race in Brescia yesterday when he was hauling ass upwards of 30 miles per hour. That’s, uh, pretty impressive for a rider in th...

If Motodoping Exists, <i>60 Minutes</i> Sure Didn't Prove It<em></em>

One year ago to the day, officials uncovered one of the strangest scandals in a sport famous for strange scandals....

The Tour De France Is Using French Nuclear Tech To Stop Motorized Doping<em></em>

The professional cycling season stretches from January to October, across every continent, but only one race achieves any kind of crossover into the mainstream sports world. The Tour de France, which starts this weekend at Mont Saint-Michel, accounts for over 80 percent of the annual TV exposure for...

Report: Cycling Official Covered Up Motorized Doping At The Tour De France

According to a report broadcast by French TV station Stade 2, the UCI (cycling’s governing body) obstructed a police investigation into mechanical doping during the 2015 Tour de France. French police had received tips from multiple sources that two cyclists had been using illegal motors in their bik...