<p>Host Chris Marshall-Bell speaks to senior figures in cycling - are the authorities doing enough to safeguard the sport? </p><br><p>This podcast is now a live investigation. We've received multiple tipoffs so far - but if you have any information that might aid our investigation, send them to [email protected]. </p><br><p>Do make sure to subscribe to Ghost In The Machine, so that you don't miss an episode. </p><br><p>We'll be back in a few weeks, as Chris heads to Istanbul for answers...</p><br><p>-------</p><br><p>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 bike at the Cyclo-cross World Championships.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p><strong>Eight years later, Chris is on a mission to reveal the truth around motors in cycling as he peers beneath the surface of sports' most incredible discovery...and beyond.</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
