Davide Formolo (Movistar) was disqualified from the Tour de Luxembourg by the race jury following the queen stage on Friday.
While the official cause has but to be introduced, it’s probably that Formolo was disqualified for utilizing the banned ‘tremendous tuck’ place in the course of the race.
Formolo escaped with eventual stage winner Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal-Quickstep) and moved as much as second place within the common till being ejected from the race by the jury’s choice.
Television photographs confirmed Formolo within the tremendous tuck for an prolonged time inside the ultimate 10 kilometres of the 201.3-kilometre stage to Diekirch.
The UCI banned the place in 2021 as a part of a broad revision within the guidelines to enhance rider security. Formolo is not the primary to be disqualified for falling afoul of the foundations. Richard Carapaz was disqualified from Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2021, whereas extra lately Johannes Kulset (Uno-X) was disqualified from the Tour of Slovenia for a similar transfer.
Formolo’s ejection gave Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) a lift. He moved as much as second place, and is 32 seconds behind Vansevenant.
