Cycling-Thermal cameras to be used to detect motors on Tour (Reuters)
Thermal cameras will be used at the Tour de France to detect motors in bikes, the French Sports Secretary of State said on Monday. In a joint news conference with Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme, French cycling federation president David Lappartient and International Cycling Union (UCI) head Brian Cookson, Thierry Braillard explained that there would be random checks on the July 1-24 Tour. “With this technology which has been approved by the UCI and by the Tour de France (organisers), those who will want to cheat will be taking very very big risks,” Braillard said.