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One of the selling points for these little motors (as I've read a couple of times) is that they allow weaker riders to join club rides and not slow down others or get dropped. So if the bike does belong to a friend who she trains with, the excuse offered is entirely plausible and, I hope, true.
I can't imagine pro-teams chancing it, and I think it would be impossible for riders to do something like this to a bike without their teams/mechanics knowing.
One can hope.