The International Cycling Union has taken a strong stance against hidden motors at the Tour de France in the wake of other doping scandals including those of past tour winners Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador.
The Tour de France has teamed up with the country's nuclear research agency to stop "mechanical doping" at cycling's premiere race, which begins Saturday.
The French Atomic Energy Commission, have attached thermal imaging cameras to tablets that organizers will deploy along undisclosed stages of the 2,200-mile race in an attempt to eradicate the use of miniature motors hidden inside bikes.
As the cycling world seeks to move past the doping scandals of its top athletes, including past Tour de France winners Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, the wide-scale implementation of these cameras sends a "clear message," said Brian Cookson, president of the International Cycling Union.
[excerpted]http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0628/No-motors-at-the-Tour-de-France-A-crackdown-on-mechanical-doping
