Originally Posted by user0ne
they streched the time limits for riders more than once during the race, and if the rider in question was french, im saying he might have been able to finish.
They stretched the time limits because a significant percentage of the race would have been DQ'd had they not. The rules speicifically allow them to do so in that circumstance. I'm not aware of a situation where they've waived the time limit to benefit one rider because his butt hurt.