Bike Racing, First Dope Now Motors.

Khandro | 16:16 Mon 01st Feb 2016 | Sport

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It used to be such an honourable sport but that was a long time ago, anyone remember Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartalli?

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Canary42

Any sport which gets involved with Big Money almost immediately becomes CORRUPT.

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Khandro

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http://news.sky.com/story/1633189/hidden-motor-found-in-cyclists-race-bike

Sorry forgot to add the link.

IggyB

That's impressively sneaky!

Not sure I would describe cycling as ever having been cleaner than clean. Doping and dirty tricks were a feature of the tour de France since it started back in the early 1900s.

Same for the honourable ones though

Khandro

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The only things Gino Bartalli had hidden in his bike frame were documents to help Jews escape from persecution;
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/italy-remembers-gino-bartali-cycling-hero-save-jews-nazis
A deeply religious and honourable man.