Moscon was accused by Sébastien Reichenbach, following the FDJ rider fracturing his elbow during the Tre Valli Varesine race.

It is expected that Reichenbach will be out of action for the next four months as a result of the injury, with the Swiss rider confirming he had made complaints to the police and UCI about the alleged incident.

“I'm filing a complaint against Gianni Moscon because he intentionally put me on the ground," Reichenbach told Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste.

"It was intentional.

“Several riders saw the action and are ready to provide testimony on my behalf.

“He deliberately threw himself against me.

“On a descent, the accident could have had even more serious consequences.”

Reichenbach has received the backing of FDJ, with the French team having tweeted “the crash has been caused by the dangerous behaviour of one of his opponents, Gianni Moscon,” after the incident occurred.

It was alleged by Reichenbach that the incident could have been an act of retribution, after he had tweeted about "imbeciles" using racist language.

It followed an incident involving Moscon and France’s Kévin Reza at the end of stage three of the Tour de Romandie.

Reichenbach described the culprit as a "disgrace to the sport", adding he was "shocked to hear idiots still using racist insults in the pro peloton,"

Moscon admitted to using racially abusive language towards FDJ rider Reza, who accepted an apology.

He was given a six week suspension by Team Sky, as well as receiving a formal written warning and being told another similar breach of conduct will result in the termination of his contract.

Moscon has protested his innocence and vowed to defend himself, after being blamed for the crash.

“I've got no intention of sitting on my hands, I'm going to defend myself," he told the Italian website Tuttobiciweb.

The Italian was thrown out of the UCI Road World Championships elite men’s race last month, after he was discovered to have received a tow from his team car.

He had been involved in a crash on the penultimate lap of the race in the Norwegian city Bergen, but made his way back to the front group.

Moscon ultimately finished 29^th, but was later disqualified when footage of the tow emerged.