Video: Katusha-Alpecin caught dumping raw sewage by California roadside

Video: Katusha-Alpecin caught dumping raw sewage by California roadside

Video nasty: The clip that has been taken up by The Washington Post.


Better known from their exploits on the bike, Katusha-Alpecin suffered an embarrassing set-back at the Tour of California.

Some of its staff were filmed by a local resident dumping the contents of a camper van being used by the team on a roadside car park.

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The incident, which occurred on a highway close to running springs, occurred last Friday on the day of the Big Bear Lake TT.

The person filming the clip can he heard telling the authorities the matter had been referred to the local authorities.

And when the race organisers became aware of what happened they sent a team to clean up the site.

“Caught the Katusha-Alpecin… dumping raw sewage from their RV on the side of highway 330,” the YouTube account of Ryan Patrick Early noted of the incident.

The story has been taken up by cycling and news sites, including The Washington Post.