Chris Marshall-Bell finally gets his man, as David Lappartient sits down with him to talk all things motors. Thanks for listening to Ghost in the Machine.  There are no new planned episodes in the forthcoming months, but we will be back in the future if and when there are developments. Motor doping is an ongoing threat to cycling and perpetual vigilance is needed. Be assured that we will not stop investigating, and you can email any information or thoughts you have to <a href="mailto:motordoping@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">motordoping@gmail.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Chris Marshall-Bell finally gets his man, as David Lappartient sits down with him to talk all things motors. Thanks for listening to Ghost in the Machine. There are no new planned episodes in the forthcoming months, but we will be back in the future if and when there are developments. Motor doping is an ongoing threat to cycling and perpetual vigilance is needed. Be assured that we will not stop investigating, and you can email any information or thoughts you have to motordoping@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Marshall-Bell finally gets his man, as David Lappartient sits down with him to talk all things motors. Thanks for listening to Ghost in the Machine.&nbsp; There are no new planned episodes in the forthcoming months, but we will be back in the future if and when there are developments. Motor doping is an ongoing threat to cycling and perpetual vigilance is needed. Be assured that we will not stop investigating, and you can email any information or thoughts you have to <a href="mailto:motordoping@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">motordoping@gmail.com</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 7 - We Will Catch You

“I truly believe that motors were used to win bike races” - Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France. In January 2016, 19-year-old Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche was caught with a&nbsp;collection of wires, motors and batteries buried deep inside her spare bike at the Cyclo-cross World Championships. She was then suspended for six&nbsp;years and bore the wrath of global media as the only rider ever to be banned by&nbsp;The&nbsp;Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)&nbsp;for having a motor in her bike, despite numerous&nbsp;previous suspicions of other competitive cyclists&nbsp;that have never been confirmed or disproved. Eight&nbsp;years later,&nbsp;Chris Marshall-Bell is on a mission to reveal the truth around&nbsp;motors in cycling as he&nbsp;peers beneath the surface of&nbsp;sports'&nbsp;most incredible discovery.&nbsp; Chris will unpick a tangled web of bizarre misdemeanours, claims and counter-claims.&nbsp;From&nbsp;jail time, bankruptcy and&nbsp;death threats to carnival cat costumes&nbsp;and one daring canary theft - this story is set to keep listeners on the edge of their seat. Is motor-doping being performed at the highest level? Is this bigger than just one young woman's spare bicycle?<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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“I truly believe that motors were used to win bike races” - Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France. In January 2016, 19-year-old Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche was caught with a collection of wires, motors and batteries buried deep inside her spare bike at the Cyclo-cross World Championships. She was then suspended for six years and bore the wrath of global media as the only rider ever to be banned by The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for having a motor in her bike, despite numerous previous suspicions of other competitive cyclists that have never been confirmed or disproved. Eight years later, Chris Marshall-Bell is on a mission to reveal the truth around motors in cycling as he peers beneath the surface of sports' most incredible discovery.  Chris will unpick a tangled web of bizarre misdemeanours, claims and counter-claims. From jail time, bankruptcy and death threats to carnival cat costumes and one daring canary theft - this story is set to keep listeners on the edge of their seat. Is motor-doping being performed at the highest level? Is this bigger than just one young woman's spare bicycle? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I truly believe that motors were used to win bike races” - Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France. In January 2016, 19-year-old Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche was caught with a&nbsp;collection of wires, motors and batteries buried deep inside her spare bike at the Cyclo-cross World Championships. She was then suspended for six&nbsp;years and bore the wrath of global media as the only rider ever to be banned by&nbsp;The&nbsp;Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)&nbsp;for having a motor in her bike, despite numerous&nbsp;previous suspicions of other competitive cyclists&nbsp;that have never been confirmed or disproved. Eight&nbsp;years later,&nbsp;Chris Marshall-Bell is on a mission to reveal the truth around&nbsp;motors in cycling as he&nbsp;peers beneath the surface of&nbsp;sports'&nbsp;most incredible discovery.&nbsp; Chris will unpick a tangled web of bizarre misdemeanours, claims and counter-claims.&nbsp;From&nbsp;jail time, bankruptcy and&nbsp;death threats to carnival cat costumes&nbsp;and one daring canary theft - this story is set to keep listeners on the edge of their seat. Is motor-doping being performed at the highest level? Is this bigger than just one young woman's spare bicycle? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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