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Dutch rider who ‘headbutted’ Team GB star and caused massive crash at Olympics 2024 DISQUALIFIED and hit with huge fine
Team GB star Oliver Wood said he felt like a "crash test dummy"
THE rider who crashed into a Team GB star in the cycling madison has been disqualified and slapped with a huge fine.
Dutch star Jan-Willem van Schip wiped out Oliver Wood in a painful-looking collision.
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Van Schip tried to overtake him on the outside during the 200 lap race around the velodrome.
But he bizarrely clattered into Wood, with fans calling it a "headbutt".
The Team GB star hit the deck and slid off the track.
British duo Wood and Mark Stewart could only recover to finish in a disappointing ninth place.
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Team GB decided not to lodge an appeal after the incident but following a review from officials, the Dutch pairing of Van Schip and Yoeri Havik have been disqualified.
A statement read: "During the Men’s Madison Team 6 (Netherlands) has been disqualified under article 3.10.008 point 8.1 -- Improper conduct and behaviour that endangers another rider (blow with the helmet).
"Disqualification of the team. Rider Jan-Willem van Schip (Red 6)."
Van Schip has also been fined £1,050.
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After the race, Wood said: "I got hit really hard from behind by literally the biggest rider on the track. I felt like a crash test dummy.
"I will live to fight another day. It’s not my first crash. It’s just a bit different when you get hit from behind, you don’t see it coming.”
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BBC pundit and Olympic legend Chris Hoy raged: "It was clearly Van Schip’s error there.
"You are trying to skim past the rider and not go too far on the bend but he misjudged it.
"He absolutely whacked him on the head. I would not be surprised if he is concussed from that.
"He would not be expecting it either. His body would be loose and completely relaxed and then out of nowhere getting a massive hit. I really felt for him there.”
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