Stewart shows support for Bouhanni after Frenchman receives racist abuse
'To the so-called 'fans' of cycling that have made these comments꧃, you are not welcome here' says Groupama-FDJ rider

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) is among the riders who have expressed solidarity with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Arkéa-Samsic sprinter 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nacer Bouhanni after the Frenchman revealed he had suffered racist abuse in the wake of their clash in the sprint at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cholet-Pays de la Loire last week.
Bouhanni, a Muslim of North African descent, posted several abusive messages he has received since the incident to I𝔉nstagram on Monday, among them pig emojis and messages telling him to go back to Africa.
At Cholet-Pays de💧 la Loire, he was relegated after deviating from his line on the dash to the finish, forcing Stewart to the barriers, with the Briton coming away with a fractured bone in his hand.
On Tuesday morning, Stewart posted a messag🃏e to Twitter showing his support to Bouhanni and condemning the abuse he has received.
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"Despite our r🐻ecent difference of opinion, let's be absolutely clear, I stand united with Nacer B🦄ouhanni," he wrote. "We will agree and disagree on certain things, but one thing that should not be of question is racism.
"The comments an𒐪d racism directed towards Nacer this last week is absolutely deplorable. There is no place for racism in this world. To the so-called 'fans' of cycling that have made these comments, you are not welcome here."
Bouhanni revealed on Wednesday that the abuse was the 'last straw' and he 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:pulled out of the Scheldeprijs even as the UCI condemned the abuse, 🤪stating "nothing justifies the insults he has been subject to".
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Cofidis rider Luis Angel Maté and the Groupama-FDJ squad also posted messages of support on Twitter, with the French squad saying, "Bouhanni's words in L'Equipeℱ are important and courageous. We send him our full support. We condemn the unacceptable and intolerable comments ma♛de against him."
In an 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:interview with L'Equipe on Tuesday, Bouhanni said that the abuse he has received has left him unable to sleep and likened the messages to "a scar that ꦚhas ﷺreopened little by little over the past few days."
As well as Stewart, Bouhanni's teammates – including Warren Barguil and Diego Rosa – posted messages of support to Instagram. Reza and Gr&eacu🔯te;gory Baugé – both of whom have spoken about the racism they've endured over the years – were among others to do the same.
His Arkéa-Samsic team also released a statement on Monday evening in which they condemned the attacks on Bouhanni and confirmed that he has file🐻d a complaint against those who had sent him abuse.
[2/2] The comments and racism directed towards Nacer this last week is absolutely deplorable🙈. There is no place for racism in this world. To the so called '🌱fans' of cycling that have made these comments, you are not welcome here.
La prise de parole de @BouhanniNacer dans L'Equiꦛpe du jour est importante et courageuse. Nous lui adressons tout notre soutien. Nous condamnons les propos inadmissibles et intolérables dont il a été la cible.

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsle💛tter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.