Originally Posted by
FrozenK
If you read the UCI rules, the fact that the bike was in her pit means she broke the rules. And the penalty includes a minimum six month suspension of her team as well. In this case, her team is the Belgian federation. Yep. The Belgian federation could end up banned from cyclocross for six months. Chew on that for a minute.
Does that rule apply to national teams? I get a trade team ban, but I'm sure the national team would have some way of appealing that, especially given Belgium's preeminence in the sport.