Exact Cross Heerderstrand: Eli Iserbyt wins on return from stamping ban

Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) won the Exact Cross Heerderstrand in the Netherlands on his return to racing after his three-race ban for stamping, putting his anger and frustration into the pedals rather than any of his rivals. 

The Belgian national champion was disqualified from his first race of the season, the Exact Cross in Beringen, and then banned for three other races by the UCI for having intentionally stomping on rival Ryan Kamp’s bike. He apologised and Kamp played down the spat but the three-race ban sparked huge controversy in Belgium.