Disqualified! Dutch rider reacts to Track World Championships drama: “I feel robbed”
Track CyclingTuesday, 22 October 2024 at 10:24
On Sunday, the UCI Track World Championships saw drama and controversy in the men's Elimination race. Jan-Willem van Schip was disqualified for "insults, threats, and improper conduct" following
his relegation for dangerous riding. Van Schip, initially in contention for a
medal, was penalized for a close pass during the race, leading to his removal
by the jury.
The incident escalated when, instead of leaving the track,
Van Schip reportedly directed profanities and obscene gestures at UCI
officials, resulting in his disqualification. His actions prompted the Dutch
national coach, Nick Stöpler, to replace him with Vincent Hoppezak in the men’s
Madison event, where Van Schip had been set to defend his title alongside Yoeri
Havik. The pair, however, finished sixth.
The Elimination race at the world championships was marred by several other
controversial decisions. Belgium's Jules Hesters and Australia's Blake
Agnoletto were both relegated for dangerous riding in earlier stages, adding to
the tension on the track.
Hesters, who was removed after a close pass against Mexico's
Edibaldo Maldonado Rayas, expressed his frustration to Sporza, stating, "I
feel robbed... I really don't get it. I think it is totally unfair."
Despite the controversies, the Danish crowd had reason to
celebrate as Tobias Aagaard Hansen claimed gold in the men's Elimination race,
following Julie Leth’s victory in the women's Points race. With these wins,
Denmark secured two gold medals on the final day of competition at the Ballerup
Super Arena.
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The only good thing about the article is that it reminds some there’s actually a WC going on. I don’t know if audiences are sports or cycling saturated with the year we’ve had or no-one in media thinks it interesting enough to report on track but it seems that even with the road season ended, they consider it more important to discuss rivalries for next year than current events. So sad
Nothing in this article is accurate, including the headline. It'd be nice to see a little editorial control and fact checking being done before misleading and erroneous information is just pumped out like this.
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