'There has been motorised doping in the Tour de France': US TV investigation

US television programme 60 Minutes broadcasts findings of its investigation into hidden motors and professional cycling

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US television programme 60 Minutes investigated motorised cheating in professional cycling in a show aired last night, claiming that motorised bikes have been used in the Tour de France.

60 Minutes journalist Bill Whitaker interviewed motorised bike pioneer Istvan 'Stefano' Varjas, three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and his wife Kathy, and others. The show provided no direct evidence of cheating by cyclists.

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