What should happen to Sky for getting food on Stage 18?

[Fight.The.Power]

Cheating is far more a part of the tour de France than playing by the rules

Grrrrrrrr

 

[Miburo]

He has to be spanked by LaFlorecita.

Read all the posts that Laflo made on this forum in 24 hours.

Mental breakdown coming.

 

[cineteq]

Sky should be thrown out of the WorldTour for this.

Seriously though, he would've lost more than 20secs if he didn't get any gels

What a deal, just 20 sec.

 

[spalco]

What's the point of this rule anyway? If a rider is thirsty, why not give him a drink?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

What's the point of this rule anyway? If a rider is thirsty, why not give him a drink?

I think it is more about Team cars getting in the way and causing chaos during the last few km.

And the rule has been extrapolated to include everything and everybody else.

Needs modification IMO.

 

[Pricey_sky]

What's the point of this rule anyway? If a rider is thirsty, why not give him a drink?

No it's illegal they should all be kicked out and made to kiss Contadors/Quintana's rear end

It's not a big deal is it? You would think Froome got off his bike and started pushing people off the mountain, ridiculous.

 

[wwabbit]

What's the point of this rule anyway? If a rider is thirsty, why not give him a drink?

Safety reasons. They don't want riders going back to the cars at the end of the race when the pace starts to really pick up.

There are other legal ways of getting food and drinks within the last 20km though. Musettes can still be picked up at official feed stations that are placed within there, and there are neutral motorcycles around handing out bidons.

 

[forkboy84]

It's not a big deal is it? You would think Froome got off his bike and started pushing people off the mountain, ridiculous.

It's not a big deal in reality, but it's also a rule. That they were well aware of when they broke it. And if you break the rules then you get punished.

 

[Pricey_sky]

It's not a big deal in reality, but it's also a rule. That they were well aware of when they broke it. And if you break the rules then you get punished.

Absolutely, and he has been punished accordingly. He has lost 20 seconds and I'm sure if any other GC contender was in that position they would have done the same.

 

[Faraday1]

There is an established precedent...Mollema lost 20 seconds for the same offence at the tour de suisse

 

[dgodave]

Whatever the normal penalty is.

Not specially adjusted based on the consequence to the particular riders GC position.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

It's been 20 seconds for as long as I can remember. For instance, the 1996 Tour, when Big Mig bonked and was given (not lost, as that would be an advantage for a rider) 20 seconds for the same offense.

 

[Dude17]

I like the idea of the clown suit. Either that or make him start five minutes later than everyone else tomorrow with no team support to get back to the front.

Reality? Meh, the 20 second penalty is fine. The quote I saw attributed to him though doesn't sit well (paraphrase), "Well, I didn't feed from the car. Richie did. I got food from Richie. So, I shouldn't be penalized."

 

[wwabbit]

Confirmed:
Froome and Porte fined 20 seconds and 200 CHF each. Nicholas Portal fined 1000 CHF.

20s, poor Dawg

20 spanks too, apparently.

 

[Gugashwill]

I wonder if he would have lost more than twenty without the carbs.

 

[TheEnoculator]

I wonder if he would have lost more than twenty without the carbs.

He lost over a minute to Quintana because of the hunger knock. The 20 seconds is the penalty for getting food.

 

[Gugashwill]

He lost over a minute to Quintana because of the hunger knock. The 20 seconds is the penalty for getting food.

O.K.
Would have he lost more than 1:20 on Quintana without the carbs, and where would he have been in comparison to Contador (without the carbs)?

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

When things like this have happened in the past haven't team cars been relegated a few places back from where they should be in the following convoy for the next stage as well as the time and monetary penalties.

 

[Alpechraxler]

The carbs allowd him to give interviews and to get on the podium the impact on the race outcome was minimal.

 

[Gugashwill]

The carbs allowd him to give interviews and to get on the podium the impact on the race outcome was minimal.

So, a bad decision to send Porte.
20 seconds and the bills all on Froomey's account.

 

[ShrubberyBlue]

What a stupid poll (shame I am replying). Learn the sport and learn the rules.

 

[Rossco8]

Marginal losses.

 

[cineteq]

This has to be the dumbest comment I ever heard from a rider.

Froome: "if you look at the technicality it was actually Richie Porte who fed from the car not myself. I fed from Richie Porte so maybe that’s something that needs to be taken in consideration"

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-penalised-20-seconds-for-illegal-feeding

 

[Pricey_sky]

This has to be the dumbest comment I ever heard from a rider.

Froome: "if you look at the technicality it was actually Richie Porte who fed from the car not myself. I fed from Richie Porte so maybe that’s something that needs to be taken in consideration"

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-penalised-20-seconds-for-illegal-feeding

Maybe he doesn't know the exact rule either, there's a lot of people on here that don't!

 

[The Principal Sheep]

What a stupid poll (shame I am replying). Learn the sport and learn the rules.

Agreed, very poor by Froome & Sky.