PARIS (AP) " High-powered thermal cameras using atomic research technology will be used on the Tour de France to help eradicate the threat of riders using hidden motors inside their bikes. Thermal cameras help to detect the heat produced by a small hidden motor, even if the motor is turned off. She was caught using a hidden motor at a world championship race, and the sanction " imposed in April " was a first using rules on mechanical doping. CEA-provided cameras were used at the French championships over the weekend and further research is ongoing. In April, French television program Stade 2 claimed to have detected so-called 'mechanical doping' at two Italian races by using roadside thermal cameras.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2016 15:33 UTC