A shock announcement got here from the Tour Down Beneath on Sunday, with an up to date communique saying that Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) was disqualified from the race.
Lopez obtained 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 concerning the choice, stating, “Lidl-Trek has obtained discover from the Tour Down Beneath 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 choice on this matter.”
Lopez was additionally fined CHF 500 and docked 100 UCI factors for the offence.
