Cycling-Astana team official suspended for Tour de Yorkshire car incident


  • Cycling
  • Friday, 18 May 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - Cycling's governing body has suspended Astana Pro Team sports director Lars Michaelsen for 50 days after he nearly ran over a volunteer marshal at this month's Tour de Yorkshire.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) said in a statement on Friday that the Dane had accepted responsibility for the incident and actively collaborated with the investigation.

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