Disciplinary proceedings over the first case of motorised doping in cycling took place at the headquarters of the UCI in Switzerland today.
Belgian rider Femke van den Driessche on Monday appeared to concede defeat in her bid to clear her name after using a bike allegedly containing a motor at January's UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Belgium.
The 19-year-old was a competitor in the women's under-23 race and maintains the confiscated bike belonged to an acquaintance.
But she said she had retired from cyclo-cross and would not contest the UCI independent disciplinary, which the UCI confirmed took place on Tuesday. There was no comment on whether Van den Driessche was present or represented.
A statement from cycling's world governing body read: "The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirms that the disciplinary commission hearing regarding the Femke Van den Driessche case took place today at the UCI World Cycling Centre, headquarters of the international federation in Aigle, Switzerland.
"A decision will be rendered and announced in due course and until then, the UCI will not be making any further comment."
UCI president Brian Cookson said earlier in March that the world governing body would request the toughest possible sanctions.
Regulations, recently strengthened, state that a rider is given a minimum suspension of six months and a fine of up to 200,000 Swiss Francs for an offence of "technological fraud", while coaches, mechanics and other officials could also be sanctioned.
Bikes have been scanned by the UCI at major competitions across all disciplines, including the Tour de France, in recent years following rumour and speculation regarding motors hidden in frames.
There were 274 bikes scanned at the Track Cycling World Championships in London earlier in March.
