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Originally Posted by Critch
Not sure if it deserves it's own ignored thread, or if it belongs lumped in with World Sports, but Tour de France 2017 is underway.
Big shake up today as annual green jersey winner Peter Sagan has been disqualified (appeals pending). Final sprint Mark Cavendish tried to overtake Sagan and Sagan looked to flick out an elbow and ride Cavendish into the barriers.
I'd be surprised if Sagan isnt reinstated, though. Didnt look clear cut intentional enough to kick Sagan out.
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Yeah, I was surprised Sagan was DQd. Thought even the 80 points penalty was harsh - relegate to last in the stage and fine seemed right to me. The incident with Cav was more a lack of awareness to me than outright recklessness.
Although i have read that he also caused the crash that took down G, Froome and other main contenders with about 1.5k to go too, which if it was the case and that was reckless, you can see the rationale for the DQ a little more.