Supersuperleeds
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Bardet should be docked 20 seconds as well, bloody fix if they don't punish him
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MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
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He should and I think will be but does the rule itself make sense? Genuine question my racing knowledge is so small it makes @rich p look like a giant
Supersuperleeds
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- Leicester
I'm not sure but I suspect it was brought in after the year Froome sent Porte back to the team car for gels and all they could do was fine him 250 Swiss Francs.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
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- Farnborough, Hampshire
But why? what's the rationale?
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
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That I don't know, but my racing knowledge is less than yours
Dave Davenport
Guru
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- Hampshire
I'm pretty sure he was docked 20 seconds as well.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
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I refer you to my post above.
Just googled it, I didn't even get the 250 swiss francs bit right either - it was 200
He was
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
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- Farnborough, Hampshire
Come on folks, do you expect me to google for myself...outrageous
jarlrmai
Veteran
I think it's to prevent team cars / toad side soigneurs handing out stuff up the steep final climbs which could lead to congestion and crashes.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
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do the soigneurs have to stand beside the toads
SWSteve
Guru
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- Bristol...ish
Hold on, did they just pick and choose riders to whom they applied the penalty?
jarlrmai
Veteran
The UCI banned frogs ironically.
