Source describes motors as the poܫor man’s d♌oping
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Gazzetta dello Sport's graphic demonstr⛄ating how e🐻lectromagnetic wheels work(Image credit: Gazzetta dello Sport)
Femke van den Driessche (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has described a motor hidden 𒁃in the seat tube and bottom bracket as ‘old doping’ suggesting that special wheels, able to produce 20-60 watts via electromagnetics and costing 200,000 Euro, are the most sophisticated f﷽orm of mechanical doping currently in use in cycling.
Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
