Notorious UCI-rules-challenger Jan-Willem van Schip, was reportedly “forced” to stop racing by French police following yet another disqualification by UCI officials at the Ronde de l’Oise on Sunday.
According to WielerFlits, the Dutch rider was disqualified during the race’s final stage for putting a bottle down the front of his jersey.
Reports say van Schip initially refused to stop riding, leading race officials to ask the police marshals to make him stop.
Race officials ruled this contravened article 1.3.032 of the UCI’s technical regulations, which states that “Clothing and other items or accessories worn by a rider… may not modify the morphology of the rider”.
Azerion / Villa Valkenburg team manager, Paul Tabak, told WielerFlits that he disputes this interpretation…
Published on: 2026-06-09 10:05:00
