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- europe@zerobytes.monster
- interestingshare@lemmy.zip
The governing body said the fine was for “unseemly or inappropriate behaviour during the race and damage to the image of the sport”.
They have no imagination when it comes to cheating in the Tour de France these days. Now, it’s all performance enhancing drugs. But back in the good old days-
https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/06/30/tour-de-france-maurice-garin-peter-cossins
There was a cool hightech one where they hid an invisible motor inside the frame of the bike. It could not move the bike by itself but it added a few watts that gave a clear advantage. https://road.cc/content/news/uci-warns-it-impossible-use-motors-tour-de-france-309061
“How do you beat a man on drugs if you are not on drugs”
And apparently here is an answer.
“And this year’s prize for the best pharmacist goes to…”