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Axel Zingle disqualified from E3 Saxo Classic after footage shows him holding onto Visma team car

The French rider was caught on video gripping his team's follow car after a flat tyre. Race officials listed Zingle as disqualified in the final results.

By Peter Stuart · · 2 min read

Axel Zingle (Visma | Lease a Bike) has been disqualified from the E3 Saxo Classic after footage showed the 27-year-old French rider holding onto his team's follow car while recovering from a flat tyre.

Video circulating on X captured Zingle gripping the team vehicle for a sustained period as he was assisted back toward the race. Under UCI regulations, riders are prohibited from receiving moving assistance from a vehicle. Repairs and mechanical support must be carried out while the rider is stationary.

Zingle was listed as disqualified in the official results of the race, which was won by Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Zingle's teammate Per Strand Hagenes.

The disqualification follows a precedent set at the 2023 U23 Giro d'Italia, where 24 riders were disqualified after being caught on video holding onto cars and motorbikes on the ascent of the Passo dello Stelvio.

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In that case, each rider received a 100 CHF fine and a 25-point UCI penalty on top of disqualification. Four team staff members were also sanctioned, and the team cars involved were removed from the race.

Whether Zingle or Visma-Lease a Bike face additional penalties beyond the disqualification, such as fines, points deductions, or sanctions against team staff, has not yet been confirmed.

Results

Harelbeke - Harelbeke • Mar 27 • 204km

Velora
PosRiderTeamTime
🥇
NL flagMathieu van der Poel
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK04:38:11
🥈
DK flagMads Pedersen
LIDL-TREK+1:05
🥉
IT flagFilippo Ganna
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:04
4
DK flagCasper Pedersen
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+2:33
5
BE flagJasper Stuyven
LIDL-TREK+2:33
6
CH flagStefan Küng
GROUPAMA-FDJ+2:33
7
BE flagAime de Gendt
COFIDIS+2:33
8
BE flagTim Wellens
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:35
9
US flagMatteo Jorgenson
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:38
10
NL flagMike Teunissen
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:43
11
LV flagToms Skujins
LIDL-TREK+2:43
12
BE flagOliver Naesen
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+2:43
13
KZ flagYevgeniy Fedorov
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:43
14
IT flagMatteo Trentin
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+2:43
15
BE flagWout van Aert
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:43
16
BE flagGianni Vermeersch
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK+2:43
17
FR flagValentin Madouas
GROUPAMA-FDJ+2:43
18
DE flagNils Politt
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:43
19
NL flagTim van Dijke
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:43
20
BE flagTiesj Benoot
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:43
21
FR flagMatis Louvel
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+2:43
22
ER flagBiniam Girmay
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY+2:43
23
BE flagArjen Livyns
LOTTO+2:43
24
BE flagFlorian Vermeersch
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:43
25
ES flagIvan Garcia Cortina
MOVISTAR TEAM+2:43
26
FR flagPierre Gautherat
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+2:43
27
AU flagMichael James Matthews
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+2:43
28
ES flagCarlos Canal Blanco
MOVISTAR TEAM+2:43
29
FR flagAnthony Turgis
TOTALENERGIES+2:43
30
BE flagJenno Berckmoes
LOTTO+2:43
31
BE flagVito Braet
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY+2:43
32
IT flagNicolo' Parisini
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+2:43
33
PT flagAntónio Tomas Morgado
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:43
34
NO flagRasmus Tiller
UNO-X MOBILITY+2:43
35
BE flagVlad van Mechelen
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+2:43
36
IT flagVincenzo Albanese
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+2:43
37
GB flagJoseph Blackmore
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+2:43
38
AU flagRobert Stannard
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+2:43
39
US flagLuke Lamperti
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+2:43
40
CH flagJohan Jacobs
GROUPAMA-FDJ+2:43
41
BE flagSteffen de Schuyteneer
LOTTO+2:43
42
FR flagSandy Dujardin
TOTALENERGIES+2:43
43
IT flagMichele Gazzoli
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:43
44
GB flagOwain Doull
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+2:43
45
NO flagMarkus Hoelgaard
UNO-X MOBILITY+2:43
46
BE flagBrent van Moer
LOTTO+2:43
47
BE flagAlec Segaert
LOTTO+2:43
48
IT flagDavide Toneatti
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:43
49
BE flagXandro Meurisse
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK+2:43
50
BE flagDries de Bondt
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+2:43
51
DK flagMikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:43
52
LU flagAlex Kirsch
LIDL-TREK+2:43
53
DE flagJonas Rutsch
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY+2:43
54
LU flagBob Jungels
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:43
55
FR flagRayan Boulahoite
TOTALENERGIES+2:43
56
AT flagMarco Haller
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+2:43
57
CH flagFabio Christen
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+2:43
58
FR flagThomas Gachignard
TOTALENERGIES+2:54
59
ES flagJon Barrenetxea Golzarri
MOVISTAR TEAM+2:54
60
GB flagJoshua Michael Tarling
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:54
61
NO flagJonas Abrahamsen
UNO-X MOBILITY+2:58
62
FR flagAurélien Paret Peintre
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+3:02
63
AU flagHarrison William Sweeny
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+3:07
64
US flagNeilson Powless
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+3:12
65
NL flagDylan van Baarle
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+3:20
66
BE flagSander de Pestel
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+3:41
67
DK flagWilliam Levy
UNO-X MOBILITY+7:29
68
DE flagJannik Steimle
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+7:29
69
BE flagSébastien Grignard
LOTTO+7:29
70
NL flagJulius van den Berg
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+7:29
71
FR flagSam Maisonobe
COFIDIS+7:29
72
NL flagRick Pluimers
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+7:29
73
NZ flagLaurence Pithie
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+7:29
74
FR flagHugo Page
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY+7:29
75
GB flagLewis Askey
GROUPAMA-FDJ+7:29
76
GB flagSamuel Watson
INEOS GRENADIERS+7:29
77
GB flagConnor Swift
INEOS GRENADIERS+7:29
78
IT flagEdoardo Affini
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+10:58
79
BE flagAlex Colman
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE+10:58
80
NL flagPepijn Reinderink
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+10:58
81
NL flagMick van Dijke
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+10:58
82
FR flagClement Izquierdo
COFIDIS+10:58
83
BE flagJonas Geens
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE+10:58
84
AU flagKelland O’Brien
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+10:58
85
IT flagGiosue' Epis
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS+12:07
86
BE flagTom van Asbroeck
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+12:07
87
CA flagGuillaume Boivin
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+12:07
88
EE flagMadis Mihkels
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+12:07
89
IT flagLorenzo Milesi
MOVISTAR TEAM+12:07
90
DK flagMathias Norsgaard
MOVISTAR TEAM+12:07
91
ES flagGonzalo Serrano Rodriguez
MOVISTAR TEAM+12:07
92
PL flagKamil Gradek
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+12:07
93
DE flagMaximilian Richard Walscheid
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:07
94
NL flagJelte Krijnsen
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:07
95
PL flagFilip Maciejuk
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+12:07
96
DK flagRasmus Pedersen
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+12:07
97
NL flagJan Maas
COFIDIS+12:07
98
AU flagOscar Chamberlain
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM+12:07
99
AU flagMiles Scotson
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS+12:07
100
GB flagRobert Donaldson
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:07
101
IE flagRory Townsend
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:07
102
AT flagPatrick Gamper
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:07
103
RU flagRoman Ermakov
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+12:07
104
BE flagDylan Vandenstorme
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE+12:07
105
ES flagDavid Gonzalez Lopez
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:07
106
GB flagJack Rootkin-Gray
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+12:07
107
FR flagPierre Thierry
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS+12:07
108
DE flagAlexander Krieger
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:07
109
GB flagAlfred Brockwell Wright
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+12:07
110
FR flagSamuel Leroux
TOTALENERGIES+12:07
111
BE flagElias Maris
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE+12:07
112
NZ flagAaron Murray Gate
XDS ASTANA TEAM+12:07
113
GB flagOliver Knight
COFIDIS+12:07
114
FR flagClément Russo
GROUPAMA-FDJ+12:07
115
FR flagLéandre Lozouet
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS+12:07
116
FR flagBaptiste Veistroffer
LOTTO+12:07
117
AU flagAlexander Edmondson
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:07
118
NL flagBram Welten
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:07
119
NL flagEnzo Leijnse
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:07
120
CH flagFabian Lienhard
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:07
121
GB flagThomas Jake Stewart
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+12:07
122
NO flagAnders Skaarseth
UNO-X MOBILITY+12:07
123
NO flagSven Erik Bystrøm
GROUPAMA-FDJ+12:07
124
IL flagNadav Raisberg
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH+12:07
125
NO flagTobias Svendsen Foss
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:07
126
GB flagMax Walker
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+12:07
127
NL flagOscar Riesebeek
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK+12:07
128
NL flagTaco van der Hoorn
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY+12:07
129
BE flagTosh van der Sande
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+12:07
130
BE flagSiebe Deweirdt
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE+12:07
131
DE flagTim Torn Teutenberg
LIDL-TREK+12:07
132
BE flagLudovic Robeet
COFIDIS+12:07
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Peter is the editor of Velora and oversees Velora’s editorial strategy and content standards, bringing nearly 20 years of cycling journalism to the site. He was editor of Cyclingnews from 2022, introducing its digital membership strategy and expanding its content pillars. Before that he was digital editor at Cyclist, and then Rouleur. Before joining Cyclist in 2012, he completed freelance work for titles including The Times and The Telegraph. He has reported from Grand Tours and WorldTour races, and previously represented Great Britain as a rower.