Carpenter DQ'd for irregular riding at Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
While the Hincapie Racing team was celebrating the most recent win for Toms Skujins at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, officials were disqualifying his teammate Robin Carpenter for irregular riding that took place when Skujins launched his race-winning escape on the final circuit.
Both Skujins and Carpenter were in the final selection on the final lap in a group that included Team SmartStop's Evan Huffman. With SmartStop's Jure Kocjan trying to bridge to the leaders, however, Huffman sat in the group and would not pull through. Carpenter evidently took exception to the SmartStop tactics and maneuvered to pin Huffman to the railing as Skujins jumped away.
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Carpenter commented on the disqualification on Twitter, writing, “Apparently I was disqualified for an 'abrupt movement.' What a joke.” Carpenter went on to admit that he “took Huffman to the side because he had been sitting on.”
Carpenter's reaction on Twitter drew a response from Huffman, who replied, “You can't do that, man. I understand you were frustrated with me sitting on, but that's no excuse.” In a subsequent post, Huffman admitted that Carpenter's move likely didn't affect the final outcome.
Kocjan finished second in the race, leading in a group of five riders who finished 12 seconds behind Skujins. Huffman finished eighth, 1:32 behind Skujins.
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