Updated: Complete list of riders expelled from race for breaking UCI rules
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Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) stopped in Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Dylan Groenewegen and Arnaud Demare chase after the level crossing(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders are informed of their disqualification from the Scheldeprijs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Scheldeprijs broke up into echelons in the crosswinds(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Scheldeprijs broke up into echelons in the crosswinds(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Scheldeprijs broke up into echelons in the crosswinds(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Dylan Groenwegen (LottoNL-Jumbo), two of the pre-race favourites to win the Scheldeprijs, have been expelled from the race for violating the UCI's level crossing rules.
The race had been split into several echelons when the level crossing lights began to flash after the first group went over the tracks. Démare and Groenewegen were part of a second group that crossed over just as the gates began to descend, and were halted by the motorcycle official further down the road and informed of their disqualification.
Each rider was also fined 100 CHF.
The UCI toughened up the level crossing rules after the 2015 Paris-Roubaix, when a group of riders jumped around the closing gates and crossed the tracks just ahead of a high-speed train.
Here is the complete list of the riders disqualified:
Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) LottoNL-Jumbo
Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky
Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb
Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb
Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
Kim Magnusson (Swe) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport
Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
Jimmy Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
Michael Carbel (Den) Fortuneo-Oscaro
Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-Oscaro
Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
Amaury Capiot (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
Mathias De Witte (Bel) Veranda's Willems Crelan
Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vital Concept Club
Steven Lammertink (Ned) Vital Concept Club
Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Jimmy Duquennoy (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
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