@cyclingontnt Wouldn’t be so quick to throw blame. 10 seconds before Philipsen is leaning on a Lidl Trek rider. Something could easily have happened there. Unfortunately, that’s just bike racing. Shame to see Phillipsen out in such good form. Horror crash.
@fordprefect71@BenjiNaesen I’m sure Ineos will be gutted their main GC rival is leading out sprint trains in week 1. No hate though, I love Pogi, even if he’s rolling the dice and burning matches in week 1. He’ll still win, but he can’t do that stuff against Vingegaarde in the tour or it will be 3-0.
@BenjiNaesen This would normally break so many EU drone laws, it must have been signed off by the countries flight authority, the organisers, the team and ultimately the riders themselves. Yes it was probably too close, at the same time it’s probably safer than a moto. Less draft though.
@felixmattis@LanterneRougeYT It’s not doping though. It’s a painkiller. Nothing to do with WADA. It’s a UCI rule, because too much tramadol affects your bike handling and therefore makes you dangerous to yourself and other riders.