A shock announcement got here from the Tour Down Under on Sunday, with an up to date communique saying that Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) was disqualified from the race.
Lopez acquired an prolonged tow from a Shimano impartial help bike whereas taking a bidon, and the race jury made the choice to penalise him after reviewing video of the incident.
Lidl-Trek issued a press release in regards to the choice, stating, “Lidl-Trek has acquired discover from the Tour Down Under race jury that Juan Pedro López has been faraway from the race forward of the ultimate stage on account of irregular feeding on Stage 5.
“Lidl-Trek accepts and respects the jury’s choice on this matter.”
Lopez was additionally fined CHF 500 and docked 100 UCI factors for the offence.
