German cycling director sent home over racial slur during Tokyo time trial

• Patrick Moster told to leave over ‘camel riders’ comment
• Rider Nikias Arndt ‘appalled’ by his coach’s language

The German Cycling Federation’s sporting director has been sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after a microphone caught him shouting a racial slur during the men’s time trial on Wednesday.

Patrick Moster was heard telling his rider Nikias Arndt: “Get the camel riders! Get the camel riders! Come on!” as he tried to catch rival cyclists from Algeria and Eritrea.

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