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In The Wake Of Lance Armstrong’s Cheating, “Technological Doping” Finds Its Way Into Pro Cycling

Belgian rider Femke Van den Driessche pulled out of her race at the world cyclocross cycling titles with a mechanical problem, but afterwards authorities discovered a motor inside her bike. (image via abc.net.au)

In the world of cycling the most ignominious event to occur has been Lance Armstrong juicing his way to seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999-2005, each of which he was retroactively stripped of after acquiescing to 2012 charges of using performance-enhancing drugs. But a new “technological doping” scandal is making its way through the cycling ranks, and could have a bigger effect on the sport than Mr.