Gianni Moscon (Team Sky) won the sprint for third place at Il Lombardia, showing that he had shrugged off the accusations from the FDJ team that his "dangerous behaviour" at Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine had caused Sebastien Reichenbach to crash.
Reichenbach suffered a fractured elbow and hip in the crash and claimed that Moscon "intentionally put me on the ground". Reichenbach said he would make a formal police complaint with the support of the FDJ team. He maintains that Moscon deliberately caused the crash as retribution for Reichenbach's part in highlighting how the Team Sky rider had racially abused FDJ's Kevin Reza during the Tour de Romandie in April.
Moscon has denied any wrongdoing in the crash but has been under intense scrutiny after the Tour de Romandie incident and his more recent disqualification from the UCI Road World Championships for taking a tow from the Italian team car.
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Moscon apologised and accepted a six-week suspension by Team Sky for hurling racial epithets at Reza. However, he made it clear he is determined to defend his name from the latest accusations.
"I'm not afraid of another ban because I haven't done anything wrong," he told a small gathering of journalists, including Cyclingnews, in the mixed zone after the Il Lombardia podium ceremony.
"The accusations are very serious and they've got to explain and justify them. My name has been damaged by what they wrote. I've got no intention to let anything go this time."
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