Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) believes that he was the victim of his own reputation after he had victory taken from him by the race jury at the EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg on Sunday.
Bouhanni won the sprint in the rain but was relegated to 27th place for deviating from his line during the sprint. Victory was awarded to Caleb Ewan (Orica-Bike Exchange).
Bouhanni suggested that due to previous incidents, the UCI commissaires were ready to relegate him for any small reason.
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“Me, when I move an ear, they are just waiting to punish me for it," Bouhanni said according to L’Equipe. He added, “I believe I won.”
It’s not the first time that Bouhanni has been on the opposing end of the commissaires decision. The French sprinter was bumped off the victor’s podium after stage two of Paris-Nice after a coming together with Michael Matthews in the run for the line. There was no such clash in Hamburg, but Bouhanni did swerve to the right, forcing Ewan to change his line.
Cofidis directeur sportif Alain Deloeuil defended his rider, saying that the Bouhanni’s deviation was not intentional.
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