UAE Team Emirates spoke with the race judges after the Tour of Flanders, suspecting possible misconduct in the sprint after Tadej Pogačar missed out on the podium.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pogačar crossed the line in fourth place after finding himself boxed in as he sprinted against 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and suddenly 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dylan Van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) and Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) who joined from behind♏ in the🦩 final 300 metres.
The Tour de Franc♎e champion raised his arms as he crossed the line in apparent remonstration. Beyond the line he continued to gesticulate, clearꦯly unhappy.
Pogačar did not initially stop to speak to the media but later spoke from the steps of his team bus and diplomatically played down any sense of controversy.
However, at the same time, UAE director Fabio Baldato made his way - on Pogačar’s bike - from the bus to the finish area. He confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been in talks with the race jury.&n🌱bsp;
Baldato suggested the 𝕴movement of Van Baarle and Madouas was "on the limit" of what’s acceptable but the matter did not g𓂃o any further.
"I didn’t see the sprint from the car, so I wanted to be sure. The race commissaires took me to the video room and I watched the sprint,” Baldato told Cyclingnews.
“The commis⛎saires had the same idea as I did, that it was close. I understand that the guys in front had almost come to a stop and they came up fast.
"Fo♕r them it was a r✤egular sprint, so I can’t complain. I just wanted to be sure. It was on the limit but that’s racing."
Baldato confirmed that Pogačar had spoken to him about the incident and that it was decided he’d go to investigate.
"[He said] y❀ou saw? I say 'no I didn’t see, but I’m going to see'. 📖It’s like he told me go to check, let’s see, but this is normal. It’s not the first time I go to the jury to check a sprint.
"If you see Tadej go like this [wave his arms], that’s the situation. It’s all ok but I wanted to be sure🎀, I wanted to see because I didn’t see it in the car. That’s the reason I went to the commissaires. That’s also part of my job."
