Race officers disqualified Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) from Precise Cross collection Beringen on Saturday for deliberately stomping on Ryan Kamp’s (Alpecin-Deceuninck) bike after the pair crashed mid-race on a muddy descent.
The Belgian Champion later apologised for his actions and stated he understood why officers determined to disqualify him from the race after pulling him from the circuit and into the mechanic’s pits on the sixth lap.
“I perceive the choice of the jury to dsq me at this time in Beringen. My acts after the exhausting crash have been made in a rage of anger and don’t belong on this sport,” Iserbyt stated in an announcement on Twitter following the race.
“For this, I wish to apologise to everybody concerned. Now I’ll concentrate on the optimistic issues and look ahead to the following races!”
On lap 5 of eight, a five-rider lead group held solely a slim lead over eventual winner Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions), who was in a chase group with Iserbyt and Kamp. Van der Haar used that as a chance to punch to the entrance and shut the hole.Â
Simply as they reconnected with the leaders, Iserbyt and Kamp crashed on a muddy descent, their bikes tangled into the fencing on the left aspect of the slender course.Â
Iserbyt untangled himself from the orange fencing first and picked up his bike, however then appeared to have deliberately stomped on Kamp’s bike as he tried to get again on the course.Â
Kamp struggled to untangle his handlebars from the fencing, and he appeared visibly upset at Iserbyt’s actions. Kamp grabbed ahold of Iserbyt’s jersey to try to cease the rider and the pair then exchanged phrases.Â
Video footage then confirmed each riders attempting to get their bikes functioning once more. Iserbyt was again on his bike first and raced towards the pits to take a spare bike. Kamp, then again, was compelled to run to the pits with a mechanical. Kamp acquired a spare bike however was a lot too far again to reconnect with the lead group.
Iserbyt began the sixth lap over a minute behind the race leaders and Kamp crossed the road at over 1:30 again.Â
An official was ready for Iserbyt as he approached the pits on that lap. The official and Iserbty spoke briefly earlier than the rider then exited the crouse, disqualified from the competitors.Â
Kamp was in a position to end the race in twenty second place at 3:50 behind.
