Kolarka disqualified for six years for the motor bicycle frame – Polish Radio

Femke Van Den Driessche Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Dimitri Maladry – wikiportret.nl

the 19-year-old athlete will not defend scheduled for this week’s hearing.

in January, the cyclo-cross world championships under 23 in Heusden-Zolder detected motor hidden in the frame of the bicycle Van den Driessche. She assured that the bike belonged to someone else.

In its Monday statement Belgian noted that the cost of defending the disciplinary committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is too large, and the “acquittal is impossible.” Contestant so decided to say goodbye to the competition.

For several years in the environment cycling rumor about electric silniczkach that help some players to be successful. With doping technology was used, among others, Swiss Fabian Cancellara, but never found evidence of this.

For the UCI regulations introduced earlier penalties for possible fraud technology: disqualification, suspension for a minimum of six months and a fine of up to 200 thousand. Swiss francs.

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