Watown wrote:
Alvin Tostig wrote:
Yeah but......,,,,
You need to follow the conspiracy theories. Mariens is from Belgium and part of the UCI. However, the ASO is the real power (i.e. cash cow) in cycling. If a French rider (Demare, Bouhanni, or Bardet) commits an offense in le Tour de FRANCE, it's ignored or given a slap on wrist by the commissaries. It's all the fault of the French I tell you!
No more French wine! We'll show 'em!
Yeah, I don't know. I'm not sure how expelling the absolute biggest star in cycling is in the interest of ASO. I guess not penalizing Bardet yesterday could play in to that, but not Sagan.
If I've got the conspiracy theory regarding Sagan correct, ASO didn't want Sagan winning another Green Jersey (don't ask me why). They've changed the scoring system the last couple of years, making the rules less favorable for a rider like Sagan, but he kept winning anyway. Plus, with Sagan out of the race, a French rider, Demare, was more likely to win the Green Jersey (until Demare missed a time cut).
It's a shame. Now Kittel's got the Green Jersey competition already sewn up. It would have been fun to have seen Sagan battle it out with Kittel.
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