Just a thought

Bernie S
Bernie S Posts: 118
edited September 2009 in Pro race
Watching TOB tonight on ITV4 with Kim Kirchen on the front.Wasnt there a rule that if you retired from one event you coudlnt ride another until the one you left had finished.Both Kirchen and Allan Davis started the Vuelta and are riding other events,Davis 2nd in Paris Brussels and Wallonie.

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Grand tours have an opt-out. From the UCI rulebook:

    Rule 2.6.026
    Drop-out
    A rider dropping out of the race may not compete in any other cycling events for the duration of the stage race that he abandoned, on pain of a 15 day suspension and a fine of 200 to 1000 Swiss francs.

    For major tours, the event directors and the commissaires panel jointly may, however, grant exceptions at the request of a rider and with the agreement of his team manager.
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy Posts: 832
    The Vuelta has to accept that if it choose to clash with the TOB then it will suffer withdrawals so that riders can join this more prestigious event, some might even leave because he World champs is important to some odd balls.

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