On Saturday 30 January 2016, a concealed engine was discovered in a bike following checks at the Women Under 23 race of the 2016 UCI Cyclo-­cross World Championships. The bike belonged to Belgian Femke Van Den Driessche.

Pursuant to the UCI Regulations related to technological fraud, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has today referred the case to the Disciplinary Commission which will hear all relevant parties in the weeks to come. Van Den Driessche faces a ban of at least six-month and 20,000 Swiss franc fine.

Working independently from the UCI, the Disciplinary Commission is the body in charge of imposing sanctions for breaches of the UCI Regulations.

No other statement will be made until a decision has been rendered.