Yves Lampaert: “I’m a little shocked by the reactions…”

This Sunday, Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) play elbows with Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) to prevent him from taking bonuses necessary for the final victory and to dethrone Mauro Schmid during the golden kilometer of the last stage of the Tour of Belgium. The behavior of the former Belgian champion, who been disqualified and fined by the competition jury, has not finished talking since the race jury sent a report to theInternational Cycling Union. It is now up to the road commission of theUCI to examine the file.

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“To be burned at the stake like that, I find it a bit exaggerated”

Taking advantage of a media release, the Belgian rider from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team referred to this incident. “I’m a bit shocked by the reactions. When I see the images again, I can understand them. But to be burned at the stake like that, I find that a bit exaggerated. But I resigned myself to the jury’s decision and accepted my sentence. I hope we can leave that aside now, for the next races“, declares Yves Lampaert on Radio 2 West Flanders.

#BaloiseBelgiumTour 🇧🇪 – Golden Kilometer

This Golden Kilometer was dirty. Quick-Step not playing the game fair and blocking Wellens twice so he can’t properly compete. Yes Wellens could play it different, but still a dirty play. pic.twitter.com/wlP3c00ZXK

— Maid (@Servant___) June 19, 2022