Taylor Phinney apologises after being disqualified from Tour of Britain for railway crossing incident

American Taylor Phinney was disqualified from 2017 Tour of Britain on stage two for entering a railway level crossing as the gates were closing

Taylor Phinney at the Tour de France 2017 (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) was disqualified from the 2017 Tour of Britain on Monday after entering a railway level crossing during as the gates were closing during stage two of the race.

Phinney issued an apology directly after the stage, saying that he was sorry for the incident.

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