The UCI has referred the matter of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) reportedly 'deliberately' helping non-teammate Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia to its Ethics Commission.

De Bondt's actions will be investigated further by the independent body, after the UCI deemed that the Belgian's actions on stage 20 called "into question the integrity of competition", after he told media that he pulled on the front for the GC challenger 168澳洲5最新开奖🍬结果:with an eye on securing employment for 20🎉26.

"Following a preliminary investigat🙈ion into comments made at the end of the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia (31 May) by the Belgian Dries De Bondt, rider for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has deemed that they were clearly of a nature to call into question the integrity of the competition," read a UCI statement on Friday.

"According to his comme♎nts, reported by several media, Dries De Bondt deliberately helped a rider from the EF Education-Easy Post team following a suggestion from one of that team's Sport Directors that this could help the rider secure 𝔍a contract offer for next season."

De Bondt confirmed the reason for his long pull on the front over the Colle delle Finestre to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:WielerFlits, leaving no ambig🀅uity in his desire to express his availability on the market for next season.

"I still haven't received clarity from my team whether I will be allowed to stay in 2026. So, it seemed like a good idea to market myself during the Giro," De Bondt told , explaining that he told fellow Belgian, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:EF Education-EasyPost coach Ken Vanmarcke, during the race, "If you're looking for riders for 2026, I'm st🍨ill on the market."

Vanmarcke then reportedly asked whether the 33-year-old was going to try and get int🦋o the day's break, telling ꧟De Bondt, "If you're in there and you can play a role somewhere that's important in the final result, something serious can come from that."

"That's what inspired me to do what I did for Carapaz," s🍰aid De Bondt, with his comments now landing him in hot water with the sport's governing body.

"On this basis, the UCI has decided to refer the matter to its Ethics Commission for a ruling on the facts and to consider possible sanctions against the rider and/or the Sport Director if their behaviour is found to be in breach o🎶f the UCI Code of Ethics, in particular Articles 8.1 and 2 of Annex 2," said the UCI, referring to the 'Manipulation of cycling events' section of the Code.

"No furt🌠her comment will be made until the conclusion of the proceedings."