Enduro and downhill mountain bike racer Edgar Carballo Gonzalez has been handed a one-year suspension from all cycling-related actions on the grounds of sexual harassment, in accordance with an announcement from the game governing physique on Monday.
The UCI confirmed in a press launch that its Ethics Fee discovered that Carballo Gonzalez, a former Spanish nationwide champion, had violated sections of the Code of Ethics following a grievance submitted by one other athlete.
“Primarily based on the weather dropped at its consideration, the Fee concluded that Mr Carballo Gonzalez’s sexual and non-consensual actions (making sexual advances, with inappropriate bodily contact and the usage of the phrase “rape”, after having been informed by the complainant that they’d not have any sexual interplay as a result of she had a boyfriend) violated her dignity and represented sexual harassment,” the assertion learn.
The UCI Ethics Fee points a choice regarding Mr Edgar Carballo Gonzalez – https://t.co/6OvuqAPF9c pic.twitter.com/kKKSAGZMsGAugust 11, 2025