Tour de France officials have just announced that all the bikes used in this year's Tour will be subject to X-ray inspections. the reason for this unusual move is that Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara has been at the center of allegations that motors were being placed in bike frames to power the pedals during a race.
The Olympic time-trial champion, 29, and his Saxo Bank team have strongly rejected these accusations.
With electronic gears permitted in bikes, the International Cycling Union feel it necessary to tighten checks.
Following the accusations and reports circulating at the beginning of the month, Cancellara said: "It's so stupid I'm speechless."
While his team Saxo Bank insisted they were "strongly opposed to any form of cheating" and that there was "absolutely no truth to this story".
However, the UCI is determined to ensure the most prestigious race in the calendar, which starts in Rotterdam on 3 July and finishes in Paris on 25 July, is not blighted with further controversy.
Here is video of how these new micro motor work.
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