Groenewegen facing nine-month ban for Jakobsen crash at Tour de Pologne

KATOWICE POLAND AUGUST 05 Sprint Arrival Dylan Groenewegen of The Netherlands and Team Jumbo Visma Fabio Jakobsen of The Netherlands and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Marc Sarreau of France and Team Groupama FDJ Ryan Gibbons of South Africa and NTT Pro Cycling Team Moreno Hofland of The Netherlands and Team EF Education First during the 77th Tour of Poland 2020 Stage 1 a 1958km stage from Silesian StadiumChorzw to SpodekKatowice TourdePologne tdp20 on August 05 2020 in Katowice Poland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Dylan Groenewegen and Fabio Jakobsen's crash at the Tour de Pologne (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Jumbo-Visma's Dylan Groenewegen will reportedly receive a nine-month ban from cycling for his role in Deceuninck-QuickStep sprinter Fabio Jakobsen's crash on stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne in Katowice.

According to reports from Wielerflits, an "independent arbitration committee" determined the ban, which will be imposed retroactively from August and run through to May 6, 2021. On the day of the crash, the UCI stated that the incident had been referred to the Disciplinary Commission, though the process now looks to have been outsourced.

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