A new type of cheating? - Movistar mechanic tells soigneur to “hide the bike” (VIDEO)

godtabh

Just saw this in Twitter.

There had been rumours of it in the past. Anything in it?

http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/movistar-mechanic-tells-soigneur-to-hide-the-bike-video/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

The tax man

That frame is broken by the looks of it. Top tube and seat tube junction is gone.
Comment under video about bad PR I'd say is spot on.

rollingscone

Possibly "Fcek, hide the fact that we broke this bike"?

Subcomandante Marcos

The tax man wrote: »

That frame is broken by the looks of it. Top tube and seat tube junction is gone.

This, frame failure, looks bad for sponsors. Teams are asked to keep stuff like that hush hush because it's bad PR for producers.

BarryAlfaro

Is this for real?

Subcomandante Marcos

BarryAlfaro wrote: »

Is this for real?

That teams will remove failed frames? Yes.

NBar

Chinese knock offs

death1234567

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

This, frame failure, looks bad for sponsors. Teams are asked to keep stuff like that hush hush because it's bad PR for producers.

Same thing happened Contador in the 2014 Tour. Frame failed but it was hushed up.

jon1981

Movistar use Canyon , right? Welllllll I'll be steering clear!!

Rambling Man

jon1981 wrote: »

Movistar use Canyon , right? Welllllll I'll be steering clear!!

Damn, what CF junk have I just bought?

traprunner

Rambling Man wrote: »

Damn, what CF junk have I just bought?

Just don't crash it!

Zyzz

jon1981 wrote: »

Movistar use Canyon , right? Welllllll I'll be steering clear!!

You won't need to, the motor in the headset will do that for you.

Harrybelafonte

death1234567 wrote: »

Same thing happened Contador in the 2014 Tour. Frame failed but it was hushed up.

No it didn't.

bazermc

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

No it didn't.

Yes it did

Lusk_Doyle

What does a hushed frame sound like? It must be very aero.

Harrybelafonte

bazermc wrote: »

Yes it did

Contador's bike did not fail, it was destroyed when it became entangled with bikes atop the Belkin car.

Lusk_Doyle

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Contador's bike did not fail, it was destroyed when it became entangled with bikes atop the Belkin car.

Thereby FAILing to be a rideable bike.

Zyzz

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What does a hushed frame sound like? It must be very aero.

Wooshhhhhh-shhhhhhh

ThisRegard

Movistar have stated pretty much what was expected

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/09/movistar-explains-controversial-bike-change-damage-rather-than-a-motor/

rollingscone

Aliens did it!

Carawaystick

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What does a hushed frame sound like? It must be very aero.

Only needs to be quieter than aero rims, or not quiet at all...