In stages with finals like this Tuesday in places like Lakes of Covadonga It is common that when the stage is finished, the cyclists disembark as soon as possible on their team buses, which are usually several kilometers from the finish line due to the impossibility of being close to the finish line due to a common capacity issue. . and even more so on days like today with cold and rain as guests.
But, of course, there are runners and runners and cyclists like leader of La Vuelta, the Australian Ben O’Connor, They must follow the protocols of the podium ceremony, which the podium runner did not do yesterday. Decathlon AG2R.
And for this reason, in the subsequent statement of the stage, it is already detailed O’Connor He was fined 1,000 Swiss francs and 20 UCI ranking points for not attending the required official ceremonies within the stipulated time of ten minutes after crossing the finish line.
That didn’t help O’Connor corrected and when he realized his mistake he returned to the podium as fast as possible to continue wearing the leader’s red jersey in just 5 seconds compared to the Slovenian. Primoz Roglic.
Source: La Verdad
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