A shock announcement got here from the Tour Down Below on Sunday, with an up to date communique asserting that Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) was disqualified from the race.
Lopez acquired an prolonged tow from a Shimano impartial help motorcycle 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 resolution, stating, “Lidl-Trek has acquired discover from the Tour Down Below race jury that Juan Pedro López has been faraway from the race forward of the ultimate stage as a consequence of irregular feeding on Stage 5.
“Lidl-Trek accepts and respects the jury’s resolution on this matter.”
Lopez was additionally fined CHF 500 and docked 100 UCI factors for the offence.
