2023-05-13 09:48:00
The International Cycling Union (UCI) did not remain without reaction to the use by Remco Evenepoel and his teammates of the Soudal-Quick Step team of a helicopter to reach their hotel on Friday at the end of the 7th stage. of the Giro which arrived at the Gran Sasso d’Italia at an altitude of 2100 meters. “The UCI strongly condemns this total lack of fairness and equal opportunity which are fundamental values of sport”.
“Some riders used a helicopter to evacuate the finish area at the end of the stage”explains the governing body of world cycling. “This advantage represents a total lack of sporting fairness and contravenes the regulatory provisions aimed at offering equal treatment in the transfer of teams to their hotels. In addition, the use of a helicopter for some riders also contravenes the principle of the minimization of the carbon footprint mentioned in the specifications of the organizers of the UCI WorldTour.”
Paid for by the Belgian team, the helicopter allowed Evenepoel and his teammates Ilan van Wilder, Louis Vervaeke, Mattia Cattaneo and Jan Hirt to gain recovery time.
“Anxious to prevent the development of this practice, the UCI will take the necessary measures and possible sanctions so that such acts cannot happen once more in the future”, further informed the International Cycling Union.
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