139 mechanical doping checks carried out at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

UCI officials check bikes for motors after stage 18 at the Tour de France

UCI officials check bikes for motors after stage 18 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Twitter photo by Philippe Maertens)

The UCI have confirmed to Cyclingnews that it carried out 139 checks for motors and mechanical doping at the men’s and women’s editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The races both took place on Saturday with the UCI spreading out their tests over a two-day period and including eight teams. No rules were found to have been broken.