法國稱英國自行車隊裝備有玄機 疑其作弊

The vast majority of French sports fans believe the success of Britain's cyclists at the Olympics has been 'tainted by cheating,' a poll has revealed.

一項民意調查顯示，絕大多數法國體育愛好者認爲英國自行車手奧運比賽獲得成功涉嫌作弊。

They suggest that anything from drugs to illegal technology may have been used by Team GB as it won nine medals in the Velodrome, including seven golds.

他們認爲英國隊可能採用興奮劑或非法技術等方法獲得了9塊室內自行車競賽獎牌，其中包括7塊金牌。

By contrast, the French have won three silver medals, finishing second to the British in two events.

相比之下，法國隊則只獲得了3枚銀牌，有兩場比賽都屈居英國之後，排在第二。

A rolling internet poll for leading sports magazine L'Equipe currently asks: 'Do you think the performance of British cyclists at the London Games has been tainted by cheating?'

主流體育雜誌《隊報》日前發起的一份滾動網上民意調查發問：“你認爲英國自行車隊在倫敦奧運會比賽中的表現是否涉嫌作弊？”

By late afternoon today, a resounding 70 percent of readers had answered 'Yes' with just 24 per cent replying 'No' and the rest undecided.

截至昨日傍晚，多達70%的讀者回答“是”，只有24%回答“否”，其餘人表示不確定。

It follows the French saying Team GB’s riders, including Sir Chris Hoy and Laura Trott, were hiding their ‘magic wheels’ after races.

此前，法國隊，包括克里斯•霍伊爵士和勞拉•特羅特都說英國隊車手在比賽結束後將他們的“魔法車輪”藏了起來。

France team director Isabelle Gautheron said: ‘We are asking a lot of questions: how have they gained so many tenths of seconds?’

法國隊隊長伊莎貝爾•高斯隆說：“我們有很多疑問：他們怎麼能提速那麼多？”

‘Have they found a new training process based on certain energy pathways? I am not talking about any illicit product, because anti-doping tests are so strong.

“他們是基於某種能量轉換途徑，發現了新的訓練方法嗎？我指的不是非法藥物，因爲反興奮劑測試非常嚴格。

‘We are looking a lot at the kit they use. They hide their wheels a lot. The ones for the bikes they race on are put in wheel covers at the finish.’

“我們反覆觀察他們使用的裝備。他們蓋住了車輪的大部分。騎到終點時，他們的自行車裝備都放進了車輪蓋內。”

There have also been barely disguised insinuations about the British using a ‘special preparation’ towards their success, although the French have stopped short of directly accusing their rivals of using drugs.

儘管法國人現在已不再直接指責對手服用興奮劑，但他們還是近乎赤裸裸地影射英國爲贏得勝利做了一些“特殊準備”。

L’Equipe defended their controversial poll, saying that many readers had noted ‘a certain chauvinism and lack of fair play’ among the British during London 2012.

《隊報》爲其頗有爭議的民意調查辯解稱，很多讀者都指出2012年倫敦奧運會中英國存在“相當程度的沙文主義而且缺乏公平競爭”。

It suggested that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his BskyB ‘galaxy’ had been able to throw thousands of pounds into British cycling, giving it an unfair advantage against a country which traditionally sees itself as the home of cycling.

該調查顯示，傳媒大亨魯伯特•默多克和他的英國天空廣播公司“銀河”已爲英國自行車比賽投入數千英鎊，這使得英國在與自詡爲自行車運動故鄉的法國競爭時佔據了不公平的優勢。