Astana rider, Andriy Grivko, kicked out of Dubai Tour for punching Marcel Kittel

[Patchelicious]

I named my son after Kitel. Oh no! 

I named my dachsund Impey, now it just runs around licking my counters.....

[Mamil]

Man is an animal with the aspirations of an angel and the impulses of a beast .... or something like that.... charles darwin

['Dale]

Hehehee

 

http://cdn.coresites.factorymedia.com/mpora_new/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cycle-fight.jpg

['Dale]

Check the oke with the camera

 

 

http://wpmedia.calgaryherald.com/2012/09/fighting.jpg

['Dale]

I would like to reveal my vision on the incident, which became a reason of our conflict situation with Marcel Kittel.

I am in cycling since 12 years old and like everyone I understand that it is normal, when the sprinters are fighting for position with 3km to the finish line. But, when it happens with 100km to go, in such a rough style and under such a tough weather conditions, it brings a very big danger to the riders.

Thus, in the fighting for position, and as it was confirmed by Kittel himself, he has roughly pushed with his shoulder firstly my teammate Dmitriy Gruzdev and then me, creating a very tense and dangerous situation that could cause not only my fall, but a big crash in the peloton.

I responded with aggressive action to aggressive action from the other side. Perhaps I got emotional, and it has nothing to do with cycling, but in extreme situations, when exists a question of safety, it is difficult to stay calm.

I believe, that such behavior, endangering the lives and health of athletes, because of their selfishness, has nothing to do with cycling as well. In peloton we are all equal and have equal rights to positions occupied by us, it doesn’t matter if you are a famous sprinter or neo-pro. We should equally respect each other.

By me, it is also a manifestation of unsportsmanlike conduct, when you require giving you a place only because you are a famous rider or you are not in a good mood.

After that incident, Kittel was repeatedly, in the truest sense of the word, spit in my direction, which I also believe has nothing to do with cycling.

I can assure that it was not “an attack on the rival”, arose out of nowhere. Moreover, as it was noted by Kittel, my weight is 70 kg against his 86.

 

 

Grivko, Facebook

[Cippo]

Watching the hightlights package today and it appears that Kittel indeed cut Hrivko off in the peleton. Wether it was deliberate or because of the wind is unclear.

[Patchelicious]

Watching the hightlights package today and it appears that Kittel indeed cut Hrivko off in the peleton. Wether it was deliberate or because of the wind is unclear.

Please post if you can

[mudda]

at about 1:30 evidence of what transpired ..

 

https://youtu.be/cD5Z5sHKtd4

[Jaco-fiets]

Roadie Rage

 

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/astana-rider-disqualified-dubai-tour-punching-marcel-kittel-309656

or roid rage............

[bertusras]

Classy Men's Health Article: http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/cyclist-punched-in-face

 

 

 

German cyclist Marcel Kittel, the winner in Stages 1 and 2, failed to secure Stage 3 because another cyclist reeled back and socked him in the face. There was blood and grit and a lot of determined jaw-setting, according to on-site photographs. It was perhaps the most thrilling cycling moment since Lance Armstrong, according to people who aren’t really that into cycling.

Ukranian rider Andriy Grivko was alleged to be the man who socked Kittel, and he was kicked out of the race not long afterward. Grivko accused the German of bullying him and a teammate at an earlier point in the race, putting the crowd of cyclists at risk for a crash at high speed (would’ve also been fun, but alas).