A marvel announcement got here from the Excursion Down Underneath on Sunday, with an up to date conversation saying that Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) used to be disqualified from the race.
Lopez gained a longer tow from a Shimano impartial help motorcycle whilst taking a bidon, and the race jury made the verdict to penalise him after reviewing video of the incident.
Lidl-Trek issued a observation concerning the resolution, declaring, “Lidl-Trek has received notice from the Tour Down Under race jury that Juan Pedro López has been removed from the race ahead of the final stage due to irregular feeding on Stage 5.
“Lidl-Trek accepts and respects the jury’s resolution in this topic.”
Lopez was also fined CHF 500 and docked 100 UCI points for the offence.
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