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Former European cyclocross champion Eli Iserbyt has incurred an additional penalty following an incident last Saturday, with the UCI hitting the Belgian with a three-race ban.
Iserbyt found himself in hot water at Exact Cross Beringen when a fit of temper saw him damage the bike of fellow competitor Ryan Kamp.
The two tangled on a muddy bend during the race, with both ending up on the ground.
Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) scrambled to his feet and as he was getting going again, he stamped on the wheel of Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team rider Kamp.
He was disqualified from the race and later apologized, but the UCI has now handed him an additional sanction.
His team announced on social media Saturday that he must sit out three races. He will be absent from the Exact Cross in Essen Saturday, the Telenet Superprestige in Ruddervoorde Sunday and next Saturday’s Exact Cross Heerderstrand.
He has also been fined 2,500 Swiss francs.
Team manager Jurgen Mettepenningen believes the sanction is an overreaction.
“Eli has already publicly apologised, as well as to Camp itself,” he said on social media Saturday.
“Eli has already publicly apologised, as well as to Camp itself,” he said. “I had hoped that his penalty with a disqualification and fine was already behind us.
“This additional sanction will affect the Superprestige classification. In addition, Eli also misses starting fees and this is also a pity for the organizers of these three competitions. The UCI could have solved this differently.”
Iserbyt apologized last Saturday after the race.
“I understand the decision of the jury to dsq me today in Beringen,” he said then.
“My acts after the hard crash were made in a rage of anger and don’t belong in this sport. For this I want to apologise to everyone involved. Now I’ll focus on the positive things and look forward to the next races!”
Kamp was forced to change bikes in the pits after the incident and ultimately finished back in 22nd place.
