Moscon was kept in the race despite Team Sky confirming that the Italian had used racially abusive language towards Reza. Moscon and Team Sky later apologised and Reza and his team accepted the apology. The UCI confirmed to Cyclingnews on Sunday that they were investigating the case, and although Reza and FDJ appeared to draw a line under the matter and have not launched a formal complaint, Moscon could face a ban from the sport as a result of the UCI's sporting regulations.
Team Sky faced criticism for not removing Moscon from the race immediately after the incident. The British World Tour team told Cyclingnews that they are taking the matter seriously and that they did not pull the rider from Romandie after listening to Reza and FDJ's wishes. Both Reza and FDJ have not commented on this.
With Moscon at the Geneva airport checking in for a flight to Manchester on Sunday evening, Cyclingnews contacted Team Sky, who responded with the following statement:
"As we said yesterday, a formal disciplinary process was put in place immediately and is already underway. This is an issue that the team is taking extremely seriously, and Gianni Moscon will be flying straight after the Tour de Romandie to attend a disciplinary hearing with senior management."
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Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.
