There was a time when only riders had to be tested for doping, but advances in electric motors and batteries mean that bikes too can be suspect. However it's the riders who get the most, increasingly sophisticated scrutiny.
Here's the story from Cycling News:
Tour de France judges to study video for 'suspicious behaviour' in continued fight against motor doping
By Laura Weislo
"For the Tour de France, the ITA has increased its traditional urine and blood doping controls and analysis to detect performance-enhancing drugs directly. They will also be emphasizing longitudinal analysis (changes over time) by expanding the blood biological passport to include steroid and hormone levels to detect markers of abuse of difficult-to-detect substances such as human Growth Hormone (hGH).
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"During the Tour de France, ITA expects to collect upwards of 600 urine and blood samples, with 350 coming as out-of-competition tests before the Grand Depart in Lille on Saturday. They will also use data and intelligence to select samples to be retained for long-term storage and re-analysis during the allowed 10-year window. The ITA re-analysed 490 samples collected in 2015 and all came back negative."
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