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There was no engine on Cancellara’s bike, no systematized technological doping

There was no motor in those prodigious demarcations of Fabian Cancellara for the cobblestone slopes of Flanders or for the long straights of the time trial tests that he dominated. The Swiss was accused of technological doping but the French Prosecutor’s Office has filed the case on the use of small hidden engines in bicycles, in order to increase performance in professional cycling, for not having found conclusive evidence that this type of cheating is an extended practice.

As reported by the French newspaper L’Equipe, the investigation of several years has ended, finding no evidence of the existence of technological doping.

Two magistrates supported by the French police force’s financial crimes division began the investigation in 2017, after a preliminary investigation into possible technological doping suggested a plot at the highest level, benefiting renowned cyclists, allowing them to take advantage of the latest technological advances in the field of electric motors.

According to L’Equipe, the investigators have not questioned the former president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Brian Cookson, nor the ex-general director Martin Gibbs, nor the ex-technical director Mark Barfield, but yes to the Hungarian Istvan Varjas, «the self-proclaimed inventor of the hidden motors ».

Precisely, Brian Cookson has spoken on Twitter sharing the news from L’Equipe about the closure of the case. “The police found nothing,” he says. Cancellara was good. Very good.

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