60 Minutes on motorized doping in cycling, with implications of big names cheating

To be fair, cycling is notorious for it’s culture of cheating. Also, junior women’s cyclocross isn’t the first stop for new tech. If it’s being used there, it’s being used elsewhere.

It was an amazingly bad example of journalism with very little evidence presented to support the voluminous amount of conjecture that the reporter and some of his interviewees offered. The topic deserved a much better effort.

Another hack story by the same people who nearly killed AUDI with their bogus unintended acceleration piece of garbage journalism. The National Enquirer has more journalistic integrity then 60 Minutes.

I only comment when BR tells me I’m free to do so! 😉

Of course they have motors on their bikes. They have actually two of them. One in the front- derailleur and one in the back-derailleur. The motors are part of Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS and SRAM eTap. This is not an alternative fact.

Lots of money/glory at stake and people will cheat. It really isn’t a big deal as long as you don’t tell your kids these are people to look up too, probably about the same as thinking most politicians would be great role models. . . Just not a good idea.

I’ve never understood the tribalism of people and their willingness to attack those who point out the actual corruption in their beloved sports. You can love pro cycling and admit that it has a long, sad, and continuing tradition of cheating. You can love something and admit how flawed it is. Stop attacking people because the truth makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable.

This simplistic, polarized way of thinking isn’t only hurting the sport, but it’s ruining society. Life is complicated and difficult, Accept it.

I’m just going to be honest here. I think the whole thing is hilarious. I wish that UCI and other governing bodies would be a little more diligent in their work to search out people doing this thing, but they have a lot to do I’m sure. Anyway, I view this as part of the chase. Who will think of the next way to cheat? Who will be using it in the peloton? How will they be caught? Which funny cheater video will come next? Obviously blood doping has higher risk and should be priority, but things like this are part of the narrative that make cycling fun to watch and talk about.