Tour de France 2017 ***SPOILERS***

[Fight.The.Power]

Not taking sides cos I haven't seen it but isn't a 30sec penalty meaningless to a rider whose main objective is the points comp? If they are going to penalise, surely they should deduct points.

He has been given last place so scores zero points.

 

[bozmandb9]

Sagan supporters, watch this, keep looping the first second or two, and tell me that you can honestly say there is any doubt whatsoever that it was not deliberate!

https://streamable.com/hjzqf

 

[Fight.The.Power]

"According Tissot results, Sagan also penaltized for 80 points in Green Jersey competition. Sagan 95 -> 15 points. #TDF2017"

 

[Fight.The.Power]

He has been given last place so scores zero points.

The penalty is not specific to Sagan but any rider causing such an accident. However looks like he has also been awarded a green jersey penalty which is Sagan specific.

 

[Crackle]

Sagan supporters, watch this, keep looping the first second or two, and tell me that you can honestly say there is any doubt whatsoever that it was not deliberate!

https://streamable.com/hjzqf

A selective view doesn't show everything else that happened leading up to that.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Ok. I'll save my other questions for when I watch the highlights tonight. They'll probably be answered.

Thanks for the commentary.

 

[Tynan]

dear oh dear, and he was burning so brightly this morning, he was like the second coming of jesus

 

[bozmandb9]

A selective view doesn't show everything else that happened leading up to that.

Are you serious? Watch the goddam video. What, leading up to that, can excuse the obvious fact that Sagan used his elbow with some force, to push Cav into the barrier, causing him to crash and break his collarbone?

 

[Crackle]

Are you serious? Watch the goddam video. What, leading up to that, can excuse the obvious fact that Sagan used his elbow with some force, to push Cav into the barrier, causing him to crash and break his collarbone?

Perfectly. Sagan was at fault for certain but deliberate........I'm not seeing it.

 

[bozmandb9]

Perfectly. Sagan was at fault for certain but deliberate........I'm not seeing it.

Try this one then:https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...SSOnnscQoswTV5Je9hCX9sLQGEiPFR3nocwIPdumO2Re4

See Sagan's elbow cause Cav to begin to lose balance, then come up higher, it's elbow, elbow harder and higher, crash.

 

[smutchin]

dear oh dear, and he was burning so brightly this morning, he was like the second coming of jesus

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

 

[uncle_adolph]

Looking at the tweets I think it's fair to say Dimension Data think he should be DQ'd from Le Tour.

 

[smutchin]

Perfectly. Sagan was at fault for certain but deliberate........I'm not seeing it.

Quite. The punishment sounds about right to me.

It's all official now...

Placing in stage results:

Overall position in points classification:

 

[smutchin]

Looking at the tweets I think it's fair to say Dimension Data think he should be DQ'd from Le Tour.

I'm not surprised they're upset. If Cav is out for another lengthy spell, that could have fairly serious long-term effects for them as a team.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Quite. The punishment sounds about right to me.

It's all official now...

Placing in stage results:
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Overall position in points classification:
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And of course the penalty has nothing to do with the fact it puts Demare in Green