Eli Iserbyt‘s 2024-25 cyclocross obtained off to an inauspicious begin final week after the Belgian was disqualified from his first race of the season, the Precise Cross in Beringen, for deliberately stomping on rival Ryan Kamp’s (Alpecin-Deceuninck) bike.
Now, the Belgian has been handed additional punishment, with the UCI giving him a three-race ban for the incident.
Iserbyt’s Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal crew confirmed the suspension on Saturday, informing that the UCI has taken the choice to ban the reigning Belgian and UCI World Cup champion.
Iserbyt and Kamp crashed collectively on a muddy descent as they chased throughout to a five-rider lead group on the fifth of eight laps in Beringen. After choosing up his bike, Iserbyt climbed over Kamp’s and stomped on the Dutchman’s Canyon.
Kamp then grabbed Iserbyt because the pair exchanged phrases earlier than each males struggled to get going once more. Iserbyt remounted his Ridley and rode off first whereas Kamp was pressured to run to the pits for a motorcycle change along with his personal bike showing to have suffered a damaged rear derailleur.
An official stationed within the pits disqualified Iserbyt later within the race, whereas Kamp completed in twenty second place, 3:50 behind winner Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions).
Iserbyt, who completed second on the Kermiscross in Ardooie on Thursday, will now miss this weekend’s racing on the Precise Cross in Essen and the Superprestige in Ruddervoorde.
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“Eli Iserbyt is not going to begin in Essen and Ruddervoorde this weekend. He can even stay on the sidelines within the Dutch Heerderstrand. The UCI has suspended the Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal rider for 3 races after his slip-up within the opening cross of Beringen,” Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal acknowledged.
“Midway by the Precise Cross in Beringen, Eli Iserbyt was taken out of the race. The rider of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal fell along with one other rider, after which the tempers calmed down for some time. It earned Iserbyt a high quality of 100 Swiss francs after the race.
“Eli Iserbyt apologised to the rider concerned after the race, however within the meantime the UCI has additionally introduced an extra sanction. The rider shall be suspended for 3 races, which suggests he’ll miss the Precise Cross in Essen, the Telenet Superprestige in Ruddervoorde and the race within the Dutch Heerderstrand. As well as, there shall be an extra high quality of two,500 Swiss francs [£2,215].”
Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal crew supervisor Jurgen Mettepenningen mentioned that the UCI may have “solved this in a different way”, noting that he had hoped the earlier punishment was sufficient.
“Eli has already apologised publicly, in addition to to Kamp himself,” he mentioned. “I had hoped that his punishment with a disqualification and high quality was already behind him. This extra sanction will have an effect on the Superprestige rating.
“As well as, Eli additionally misses out on beginning charges and that is additionally a disgrace for the organisers of those three races. The UCI may have solved this in a different way.”
Eli Iserbyt krijgt het aan de stok met Ryan Kamp. #veldrijden pic.twitter.com/92JiLn6nXYOctober 12, 2024
