No powered bikes
There were no were no cases of riders using hidden motors inside their bikes on this year’s Tour de France, following extensive testing by the International Cycling Union. In a statement Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time), the UCI said that 3,773 tests ‘‘using magnetic resistance technology’’ were carried out unannounced ‘‘prior, during or after racing, throughout the 21 stages of the (race)’’ and that they all came back negative. A magnetic resistance test is carried out with a tablet computer using software to scan a bike.