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Re:Hidden motors in cycling: Van den Dreissche banned for 6 ... by larrydag on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @11:24AM (#11581203)
Infrared FLIR cameras are being used to help spot the cheaters.

http://hackaday.com/2016/04/25/cyclists-use-tiny-motors-to-c...

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Re:Hidden motors in cycling: Van den Dreissche banned for 6 ... by huphtur on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @11:31AM (#11581279)
That news article may not be entirely correct: https://www.eptc.co/watts-the-deal-with-motors/
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Re:Hidden motors in cycling: Van den Dreissche banned for 6 ... by rasz_pl on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @11:55AM (#11581573)
This guy analysed a control image - image taken of a KNOWN bike with a vivax motor - and came to a conclusion there is no motor in that picture.
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Re:Hidden motors in cycling: Van den Dreissche banned for 6 ... by mrob on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @01:31PM (#11582539)
What's more it claims that friction is the biggest source of losses in an electric motor, when it's actually a very minor source of losses. The biggest losses are from resistive heating. See section "Motor Efficiency" at:

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/products/reference/15297

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