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The stormy sprint of Amiens caused two casualties
In the final of this 8th stage, Greipel and Gaviria rubbed a little too close and thrashed each other. The two sprinters finally continued their sprint finishing respectively 2nd and 3rd.
The jury of commissioners made its decision. Both sprinters were downgraded. Sagan goes back to 2nd place in the standings of this stage and takes up some important points in the clbadification of the green jersey.
The sporting director Tom Steels understands the decision made by the jury of the race
The sports director The Quick-Step Floors team said they understand the decision of the Tour de France jury to downgrade André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) for an irregular sprint on Saturday in Amiens. In the sprint, launched from a distance by Peter Sagan, the German André Greipel and the Colombian Fernando Gaviria rubbed close. The first was slightly oblique and closed the pbadage to his rival, who replied with two helmet blows.
"I have seen the sprint only once," reacted Tom Steels immediately after 'arrival. "So other images could bring a different vision, it was a tumultuous sprint, such a whim is violent, yes, a sprint should not be rolled that way, but that's my opinion. are things that happen if the legs are there but that the coolness, it, at one time lacks. "
According to Tom Steels, himself former sprinter victorious several times stages of the Tour de France, it happens that runners rub themselves seriously. The sports director considers "normal" that Gaviria is somewhat frustrated, especially after already missing out on Friday's victory. "He had legs to win and did not, the difference between a win and a loss on the Tour is so huge and he does not win now for the second time. to learn to live with that and tomorrow, he will be able to pbad this frustration on the cobblestones. "
Th. L.
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