Great Britain have been dumped out of the men's team pursuit in controversial fashion after Danish rider Frederik Madsen ploughed into the back of Team GB's Charlie Tanfield before screaming 'f*** them' at the British team following the two nations' cheating row.
Tanfield, the late replacement for Ed Clancy, had been left behind by his British team-mates and was riding alone - still in the race - when he was hit from behind by the Dane.
A furious Madsen, who wasn't looking where he was going as the lead rider, then jumped to his feet and exchanged words with Tanfield before being caught on camera screaming 'f*** them' as he walked back to his team.
Denmark's Frederik Madsen (top) bizarrely ploughed into Team GB's Charlie Tanfield (bottom)
Madsen (right), who wasn't looking where he was going, crashed into the back of Tanfield
Madsen confronts Tanfield before the Dane can be heard screaming 'f*** them' shortly after
Then, after deliberations of more than half an hour, the UCI announced that Denmark would advance to a gold medal race against Italy in the men's team pursuit, with Britain's medal hopes - and their 13-year-reign as Olympic champions - over.
The incident comes hours after Team GB called for Denmark to be kicked out of the men’s team pursuit.
The Danes broke the Olympic record in qualifying on Monday but teams, including Great Britain, complained about the shin tape and undervests they were wearing, believing them to be illegal.
Cycling’s rule makers, the UCI, banned Denmark from wearing the tape and vests for the race with Team GB for a place in the gold medal race.
However, despite the UCI admitting they have breached regulations, they only issued the Danes with a warning, not a disqualification.
WARNING – STRONG LANGUAGE IN CLIP BELOW
A furious Madsen shouts 'f*** them' towards Team GB following his crash with Tanfield
Tanfield was a last-minute addition to the Team GB quartet after three-time gold medallist Ed Clancy pulled
