Mounting disquiet about preferential treatment of multi-discipline, star athletes by the UCI at the Mountain Bike World Championships turned quickly to a formal rebuke as a number of the competitors at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships penned a letter outlining their concerns over the late decision.
The written statement issued by athletes late Friday was in response to rule changes which moved Mathieu van der Poel and Peter Sagan, who haven't earned any mountain bike UCI points this season, from last-row grid start positions in Saturday's cross-country race to fifth row positions.
