Lappartient watching Moscon affair `very closely`
(Cyclingnews.com)

Speaking to The Times this week, UCI president David Lappartient said he was watching the case in which FDJ`s Sebastian Reichenbach accused Team Sky`s Gianni Moscon of purposely causing him to crash `very closely`. Reichenbach`s season ended with a pelvis fracture and broken elbow, the result of the crash at Tre Valli Varesine on October 3. FDJ blamed the wreck on `the dangerous behaviour of one of his opponents, Gianni Moscon`. Although Reichenbach subsequently filed a complaint with the Italian police and the UCI saying that Moscon deliberately ran into him on a descent, the UCI has never announced if it is investigating the complaint.ADVERTISEMENT Lappartient`s comments are the first from the UCI on the case, and he said such behaviour `goes completely against what the UCI stands for.` The conflict between FDJ and Moscon goes back to April when a Twitter post by Reichenbach led to Moscon being outed for hurling racial epithets at FDJ`s Kevin Reza during the Tour de Romandie. The UCI investigated the incident, but Moscon`s punishment was handled internally by Team Sky, with Moscon given a six-week suspension from racing and `diversity awareness` training. The UCI Disciplinary Commission declined to add to the suspension, and his sanction was allowed to run concurrently with the internal ban. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com