A police motorbike swerved in entrance of two riders sprinting for victory within the ultimate metres on la Côte de la Redoute of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Juniors race on Saturday.
Harry Hudson (Fensham Howes Junior Race Group) and Leander De Gendt (Cannibal-Victorious U19) had been sprinting, with the motorbike in entrance of them, and simply as De Gendt was going over on the precise facet of the highway, the motorbike swerved to the precise to take the deviation. The transfer pressured the younger Belgian to alter his line inside 10 metres to go.
Hudson, 17, took the win, and De Gendt was second. Max Hinds (Fensham Howes Junior Race Group) rounded out the rostrum.
Francis Van Mechelen, Cannibal-Victorious U19 Improvement Group supervisor, posted on social media, “We filed complaints @ UCI now in opposition to the consequence and ask for an Ex aequo for each riders who whent collectively on La Rediute to the end.”
In response to DirectVelo, the jury defended its resolution to not give the win to each riders, stating that the winner didn’t make a mistake, however acknowledged that the Belgian was disrupted in his dash.
“I requested if it would not be higher to tie the riders. I am dissatisfied that Belgian Biking wasn’t conscious of this request. What distinction does it make?” Van Mechelen advised DirectVelo.
Van Mechelen is contesting the jury’s resolution and can file an official protest with the UCI. “It is not about cash, it is nearly sporting recognition. These guys are risking their future: they’re attempting to land a contract for years to return. After which, they take away the victory.”
Simply final week, a pedestrian collided with Mikołaj Legieć (Cannibal U19 Worldwide Group) who was main the peloton, sprinting to the end line on the Coupe du Président Juniors in Poland.
“This occurred,“ Van Mechelen posted on social media, “to the Cannibal B Victorious dash prepare at 350m earlier than the end, a pedestrian crossing the highway and takes our rider down. The organisation didn’t give the marshals whistles so that they couldn’t react.”
De Gendt, 17, is at present racing with the Cannibal U19 Worldwide Group, a junior crew below the Bahrain-Victorious WorldTour umbrella.
