Yep all-round bummer - was really looking forward to seeing Sagan going after a 6-peat in the Green but not this tour.
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Originally Posted by wdb
I've seen Sagan play hard in the bunch sprint before but I never saw him throw an elbow. He did today. I don't think it's his nature to hook a guy that way so I can't explain it. I haven't lost respect for him yet; I'll wait to see his reaction.
I don't know if DQ is too strong a penalty but it is not a precedent; Renshaw went out in 2010 for a head butt and there wasn't even a crash that time. Perhaps if the result hadn't been so catastrophic they would have stuck with their earlier penalty, relegation and -80 sprint points. But he put a guy out of the Tour and possibly ended his season.
He and the rest of the peloton are lucky they had an earlier crash, otherwise there would have been many many more bodies 'on the floor'.
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