A police bike swerved in entrance of two riders sprinting for victory within the remaining 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) have been sprinting, with the bike in entrance of them, and simply as De Gendt was going over on the precise facet of the highway, the bike swerved to the precise to take the deviation. The transfer compelled the younger Belgian to alter his line within 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.
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Francis Van Mechelen, Cannibal-Victorious U19 Growth Group supervisor, posted on social media, “We filed complaints @ UCI now towards the consequence and ask for an Ex aequo for each riders who whent collectively on La Rediute to the end.”
In accordance with 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 attentive to this request. What distinction does it make?” Van Mechelen informed 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 making an attempt to land a contract for years to come back. 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 practice 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 workforce beneath the Bahrain-Victorious WorldTour umbrella.
