Moscon cleared of deliberately causing Reichenbach crash
(Cyclingnews.com)

Gianni Moscon (Team Sky) will not face sanction from the UCI disciplinary commission for allegedly causing Sebastien Reichenbach to crash during the 2017 Tre Valli Varesine due to a lack of evidence. The news was broken by La Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday morning and confirmed by Team Sky, though the UCI has not made a public statement on the matter. Reichenbach suffered a fractured elbow and hip in a crash during Tre Valli Varesine and claimed afterwards that Moscon had `intentionally put [him] on the ground.` The Groupama-FDJ rider believed Moscon had deliberately caused the crash in retribution for his part in highlighting how the Team Sky rider had racially abused Kevin Reza at last year´s Tour de Romandie. Moscon attended an 11-hour disciplinary hearing in Geneva on the day after Paris-Roubaix in mid-April, but the proceedings were adjourned without a verdict being delivered. Under UCI rules, Moscon risked a ban of up to six months for `behaving in a violent manner.´ADVERTISEMENT Cyclingnews understands that the conflicting testimonies provided by witnesses meant that the UCI disciplinary commission was unable to piece together a definitive account of the incident, and so the case was dropped. Reichenbach´s crash at Tre Valli Varesine was not captured on film. `It has been a lengthy process during which an independent panel heard evidence from all parties and found that there was not a case to answer,` read a Team Sky statement on Wednesday. `These were serious allegations which Gianni and the Team have always strongly contested. We back Gianni and he has our full support. We are pleased he can now get on with racing with a line now drawn under this episode. He is a very talented young bike rider who will have much to contribute to the Team over the coming months and years.` You can read more at Cyclingnews.com