Jumbo-Visma director Merijn Zeeman issues apology for incident that saw him ejected from Tour de France

The Dutchman will stay in France to help the team but will no longer be able to work within official race areas

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Jumbo-Visma sports director Merijn Zeeman has issued a public apology over an incident with a UCI official which saw him kicked off the Tour de France.

The news of Zeeman's sanction, which also includes a 2,000 CHF (£1698) fine, was revealed on Thursday night in the race jury's report of stage 18, though the altercation took place at the end of stage 17 on Wednesday which finished at the top of the Col de la Loze.

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