Organisers at the Tour of Hainan kicked Chinese rider Wang Xin (Keyi LOOK) out of the 2.HC race Friday for attacking staff of the Swiss National Team following an altercation on the road.
Video of the initial incident on the road appears to show Wang, 25, going down after making contact with the Swiss team car. Wang immediately jumped up and hurled a water bottle at the car. Video from immediately after the stage shows Wang attacking Swiss team staff, knocking one person to the ground and kicking him. The rider then grabbed a tyre pump from the back of a car and started to approach another staff member before police and spectators intervened.
The team apologised for Wang's behaviour, which they said was prompted when the Swiss team initially failed to apologise for the crash.
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"Wang Xin and Section LOOK InterContinental cycling team sincerely apologize to the organizing committee of the 2017 Tour of Hainan and all Chinese road bike enthusiasts for hope of gaining forgiveness and understanding," the team wrote in a statement to media.
Wang was 67th overall in the nine-day race that ends Sunday.
Xin Wang (Keyi-Look) gets bumped by the Swiss team car and responds with a bottle to the window. Wang ejected from the race. #TourOfHainan http://pic.twitter.com/VAzTQgE03o
— Brad Sohner (@bradsohner) November 3, 2017
— Brad Sohner (@bradsohner) November 3, 2017
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