Tom Pidcock had to settle for second place in the under 23 race at the Cyclo-Cross European Championships after his appeal against Eli Iserbyt's sprint was rejected. Iserbyt beat Pidcock in the two-up sprint but the British went to the commissaires, complaining that the Belgian had deviated from his line in the sprint along the barriers.
Iserbyt led the duo around the final corner after an earlier mistake from Pidcock gave him the upper-hand. The Belgian launched his sprint soon after and Pidcock attempted to overtake him up the right-hand side but was blocked when Iserbyt moved over to the right. Pidcock showed his displeasure by throwing his arm up as he crossed the line.
The British squad made it official with an appeal to the commissaires, but Iserbyt told the press that he didn't see Pidcock and the commissaires deems that the Belgian's move in the sprint wasn't against the regulations.
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"I never saw Pidcock come, so there's no problem at all," Iserbyt said according to sport.be. "I did the sprint on the right side of the road. I was always looking forward and because the wind came from the right I decided to stay as close as possible to the barriers. I never saw him coming and chose my own line."
It was a challenging race all around for Pidcock, who hit the deck a number of times in the 53-minute event.
Pidcock was racing in the under 23 category for the first time at the European championships after winning last year's junior event in Pont-Château. He won the junior world title earlier this year before turning to road racing and winning the junior Paris-Roubaix and the junior time trial world title. He was the overwhelming favourite heading into the European Championships after a recent run of success.
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