From the first viewing, this already seemed obvious, and the jury confirmed it a few minutes after arrival… Danny van Poppel was downgraded from the 2nd stage of the Santos Tour Down Undermoving from 7th to 118th place, and also received the first yellow card of the season. Indeed, after launching his sprinter Sam Welsfordthe Dutchman of the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe made a big wave, which seemed more than intentional, in order to disturb Tobias Lund Andresen (Team Picnic PostNL), which was in the wheel of Welsford and in a good position to play for the win.
Video – The summary of this 2nd stage and Welsford’s victory
Stage 2 jury report
– Danny Van Poppel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) receives relegation to last place in the riders’ group, a penalty of 7 points in the points classification, a penalty of 3 points in the mountain classification and a yellow card for deviation from the chosen line which hinders and endangers another rider
– Steven De Neef (sports director of Intermarché-Wanty) fined 500 CHF for violation of regulations concerning vehicle circulation
– Australian Cycling team staff member Robert Degger fined 200 CHF and a yellow card for non-compliance with article 2.3.025 by a team assistant during refueling (dangerous crossing of the street in front of the convoy cars)
