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Canadian cyclist Hugo Barrette claims the Olympics were"stolen" from him after he was eliminated from the men's keirin in track cycling under controversial circumstances at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday.TOKYO — Canadian cyclist Hugo Barrette claims the Olympics were"stolen" from him after he was eliminated from the men's keirin in track cycling under controversial circumstances at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday.
Barrette, of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., dominated qualification rounds at the Izu Velodrome track, easily crossing the finish line first after leading the entire race. Britain’s Jack Carlin was third behind Barrette and the Dutch rider Matthijs Büchli, who won the silver medal in the men's keirin at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and became 2019 UCI Track World Champion. Cycling officials gave Büchli a warning, judging he was responsible for the crash.
“In the next round, I was the one who fell,” he continued. “But a Canadian, who cares? They could have run over me, when it's Canada, there is no problem. I am speechless." Büchli ended up received a yellow card on the streak. Instead of moving into the final heat, he was relegated to the repechage, where his Olympics Games ended.
Barrette had no energy left during the repechage, and in addition, he had a broken rib from his fall.
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