Road World Championship: Eekhoff disqualified – Battistella is the new U23 world champion
Cycling: Nils Eekhoff was overjoyed as he crossed the finish line. He had just become the U23 World Champion in the road race. But a short time later, the Dutchman burst into tears. He was stripped of his gold medal. This means that Italian Samuele Battistella is the new world champion, and Swiss Stefan Bissinger receives silver. Eekhoff rode in the slipstream of the... read more