Originally Posted by
cthenn
I'm torn. I'm openly anti-Sky and admit I'm glad he lost time, but part of me does want him to be beaten fair and square, not by a pretty lame rule. Him coming in late was as much of a penalty as he deserved for that mechanical.
Yes, tough break - GC contender mechanical on flat stage only ~5 km from the finish.
Is this an obscure rule, that no one on Team Sky knew about? They could have given RP their wheel or bike. I also wonder how far back the team car or wheel moto was.