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GENEVA， April 26 (Xinhua) -- The International Cycling Union (UCI) has banned Belgian rider Femke Van Den Driessche for six years for using a hidden electric motor at the cyclo-cross world championships.


Driessche， former under-23 European cyclo-cross champion， was found a motor "concealed along with a battery in the seat-tube" at the world under-23 race in Belgium in January， and the motor "was controlled by a Bluetooth switch installed underneath the handlebar tape，" according to the global governing body of cycling.