Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) threw a tantrum at Exact Cross in Belgium yesterday when he stamped on a rival's bike, rendering it unrideable, after the duo had crashed, resulting in his disqualification from the race.
Iserbyt later said his actions did not belong in racing and though he apologised to all involved, he did not name check the rider who he had targeted; Ryan Kamp (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
As the video below shows, when Kamp was getting up off the ground he saw what Iserbyt had done - walking on his bike and then deliberately stamping on it. Kamp, understandably, grabbed Belgian champion Iserbyt and delayed him for a few seconds as he remonstrated with him.
"I understand the decision of the jury to DSQ me today in Beringen. My acts after the hard crash were made in a rage of anger and don’t belong in this sport," Iserbyt said on X after the race.
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"For this, I want to apologise to everyone involved. Now I’ll focus on the positive things and look forward to the next races."
The duo were close to the front of the race on the fifth lap of eight when they tangled coming down a muddy descent, falling at the same spot and the bikes becoming entangled.
Iserbyt was obviously irate at being held up and decided to walk on Kamp's bike and then stamp on the area of the rear mech, which force Kamp to walk to the pits to get a new bike. While Iserbyt continued in the race, an official stopped him on lap six to inform him he was disqualified.
Here’s the reason Eli Iserbyt was disqualified from Exact Cross round 1 in Beringen today ? pic.twitter.com/EoajX4VHHO
— Eurosport (@eurosport) October 12, 2024
