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I do wonder if the criticism he gets is partly driven by his North African heritage.
Seen nothing to support that. INRNG has a feature on him and when asked about pushing another rider off his bike he doesn't address it but says that kind of criticism makes him thrive. In all sounds like an unabashed dickhead who encourages his team to act as thuggishly as they need to to disrupt other sprint trains.
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He had a horrific crash at the Tour of Yorkshire, the lingering effects of which undermined his Tour preparation.
All sprinters have disagreements with other riders, it comes with the territory. They also tend to be aggressive characters off the bike too. Everyone cites the fight he had prior to the 2016 Tour as evidence of his character, but he was never charged with a criminal offence.
I do wonder if the criticism he gets is partly driven by his North African heritage.