Tour De France Electric Bike Scandal

French police detained two people on monday as part of an investigation into suspected doping at this year s tour de france in the arkea samsic team prosecutors announced.

Tour de france electric bike scandal.

The 2020 tour de france featured a remarkable come from behind win in the penultimate stage when tadej pogačar destroyed the field in the race s only time trial to take the yellow jersey. French police detained two people on monday as part of an investigation into suspected doping at this year s tour de france in the arkea samsic team prosecutors announced. In the 2015 tour de france bikes in the peloton were weighed before a time trial stage. For several years the uci has used large airport style x ray machines at the tour de france to scan bicycles for illegal use of electric motors in competing bicycles.

In the 2015 tour de france bikes in the peloton were weighed before one of the time trial stages. The leadup to the tour de france and the grand depart itself is traditionally a gearhead s dream bike releases come hot and heavy leading up to the famed french race and photographers stalk. The biggest scandals in tour de france history. The probe is the first significant one in several years for the repeatedly scandal hit tour which wrapped up on sunday in paris with a victory for 21 year old tadej pogacar.

While the 100th edition of the tour de france has been blessedly free of scandal. Still sitting on his bike gripping the handlebars. A bike a cork some string and a spiked bottle of lemonade the first tour de france was held in 1903 and immediately there was cheating. French authorities told us the british team sky was the only team with bikes heavier than the.

Last year rider chris.