Luxembourg federation lodges official complaint over Marie Schreiber's lost European title, but how can they hope to overturn the decision?

FSCL questions jury decision and asks for results 'to be determined based on the order in which the riders crossed the finish line'

Luxembourg's cycling federation has officially lodged a complaint in a bid to overturn and reinstate Marie Schreiber as the winner of the European Cyclo-cross title.

Schreiber crossed the line first in the elite women's race at the weekend's European Cyclo-cross Championships but was relegated to second place for what was deemed an irregular sprint by the race officials.

Schreiber moved to the left in the two-up sprint to the line with Lucinda Brand (Netherlands), which the jury of UCI commissaires punished with relegation to second place, a decision that has proved controversial.

After Schreiber complained that "it’s disrespectful to steal the biggest moment of my career", the Luxembourg Cycle Sport Federation (FSCL) announced that it…