{"id":252581,"date":"2026-07-11T19:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/soren-waerenskjold-slams-biniam-girmay-for-tour-de-france-sprint-intimidation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:09:51","slug":"soren-waerenskjold-slams-biniam-girmay-for-tour-de-france-sprint-intimidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/soren-waerenskjold-slams-biniam-girmay-for-tour-de-france-sprint-intimidation\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00f8ren W\u00e6renskjold slams Biniam Girmay for Tour de France sprint intimidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-90413918-7d58-11f1-967a-132eeee146f0\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/biniam-girmay-hailu\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/biniam-girmay-hailu\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/biniam-girmay-hailu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biniam Girmay<\/a> was given a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-penalties-2026\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-penalties-2026\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-penalties-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning by race judges for &#8216;intimidation during the sprint&#8217;<\/a> but <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/soeren-waerenskjold\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/soeren-waerenskjold\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/soeren-waerenskjold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00f8ren W\u00e6renskjold<\/a> of Uno-X Mobility thought the NSN rider should have been relegated down the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-tim-merlier-claims-back-to-back-victories-on-stage-8-with-furious-sprint-into-bergerac\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-tim-merlier-claims-back-to-back-victories-on-stage-8-with-furious-sprint-into-bergerac\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-de-france-tim-merlier-claims-back-to-back-victories-on-stage-8-with-furious-sprint-into-bergerac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stage 8 results<\/a> at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France<\/a>, saying &#8220;he rode like a complete idiot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Helicopter footage of the sprint showed how Girmay appeared to lean on W\u00e6renskjold and force him wide as they both swept around the final corner. They were both several places behind Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) led out teammate Jasper Philipsen but Girmay managed to follow Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) as the Belgian came from behind to win in Bergerac with a long and strong sprint. Girmay came off his wheel near the line but finished second.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-90413918-7d58-11f1-967a-132eeee146f0-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">W\u00e6renskjold finished 11th after being forced to brake in the curve to avoid crashing into the barriers. He was not happy. &#8220;He pushed like crazy. It makes me pretty angry,&#8221; W\u00e6renskjold told Norwegian television channel <em>TV2<\/em> beyond the finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;He pushed me throughout the entire corner. It was really irritating. He bumped into me several times, and he rode like a complete idiot.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was too far back and lost my momentum through the corner. I think the incident needs to be reviewed. He behaved like an idiot the whole way. It is desperate riding, and it is totally undeserved that he finishes ahead of me. I get annoyed by that kind of behaviour. This was too much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/if-i-see-how-i-sprinted-its-crazy-biniam-girmay-accepts-that-tim-merlier-is-fastest-in-the-tour-de-france-sprints\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/if-i-see-how-i-sprinted-its-crazy-biniam-girmay-accepts-that-tim-merlier-is-fastest-in-the-tour-de-france-sprints\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/if-i-see-how-i-sprinted-its-crazy-biniam-girmay-accepts-that-tim-merlier-is-fastest-in-the-tour-de-france-sprints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girmay had explained his version of events<\/a> when speaking about his sprint to <em>Eurosport<\/em>. &#8220;We took the last 500 metres so fast. It was the last moment, and nobody braked,&#8221; Girmay said. &#8220;A guy from Uno-X went into my handlebars. Luckily I saved it, but I lost a lot of speed. That cost me\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em>TV2<\/em> said they spoke to a UCI commissaire who suggested it was a sprinting incident, with no plans to further punish Girmay. Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM) was also given a warning for &#8216;Intimidation during the sprint&#8217;. 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