Disqualified because of a straw hat – not many cycling pros have managed to do that so far. He accomplished this “feat”: Xavier Canellas, 25 years old, Spaniard.
As a stage-78. he trundles to the finish high up in Covilha. More than half an hour following Mauricio Moreira, the winner of the third leg of the Tour of Portugal. After that, the captain of the Java Kiwi Atlántico team will be disqualified by the jury and taken out of the race.
But not because he missed the check deadline. According to “Eurosport”, Canellas crosses the finish line with a straw hat on his head. So he defies the obligatory helmet requirement. The end of the race is the logical consequence. (yup)
