2023-07-04 12:44:05
Egan Bernal is the Colombian rider who has had the best performance at the start of the Tour de France. Against all odds, the man from Zipaquirá is in the Top-20 of the general classification and has shown good feelings in days with numerous attacks from the title favorites.
However, at the end of the third stage of the competition, the Colombian received harsh news and that is that he was penalized for failing to comply with a rule during the course of the day. The commissioners of the ‘Grande Boucle’ fined him 50 Swiss francs and a discount of 25 points in the UCI ranking.
The reason why Bernal was sanctioned is that: “the runners dispose of the waste outside the designated areas.” Along with the Colombian, the others who were appreciated are Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Ramon Sinkeldam (Alpecin – Deceuninck).
As it is the first time that these riders commit the infractions, they received a benevolent fine, but in the event that it is repeated, they might be punished with time in the general classification, which can be up to one minute.
Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist from INEOS Grenadiers, in the 2023 Tour de France
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General classification of the Tour de France 2023, following stage 3
1. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) – 13h 52′ 33”
2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – a 6”
3. Simon Yates (Jayco UlUla) – a 6”
4. Victor Lafay (Cofidis) – 12”
5. Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) – a 16”
6. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma)
7. Michael Woods (Israel Premier Tech) – a 22”
8. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl Trek) – a 22”
9. Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) – 22”
10. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl Trek) – a 22”
18. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – a 43”
25. Harold Tejada (Astana, Kazakhstan)
56. Daniel Felipe Martinez (INEOS Grenadiers) – at 12′ 32”
59. Stephen Chaves (EF Education EasyPost) – a 14′ 16”
92. Rigoberto Uran (EF Education EasyPost) – at 22:0
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