Originally Posted by
Keith99
While 10 minutes seems like a lot it wasn't. Overall he lost over 3 hours that day. In fact the reasonable complaint for that year is that Phiippe Thys only got a 10 minute penalty for the help he received later in stage 14. He won be 8' 37". The third place rider was over 3 and a half hours back.
Do you have a source or link for this info, would be a fun read.