The Vuelta’s very second stage turned out to be dramatic. Details later; for now, just the main result.
And the result is that Vincenzo Nibali, racing for Kazakh team Astana, has been thrown out of the race. The commissaires made the decision based on video footage that clearly shows the team car helping Lo Squalo.
About 30 kilometers before the finish there was a big crash, which also caught the reigning Italian champion. As a result Vincenzo fell behind the main group, and, as the footage shows, Astana’s team car helped him get back.
Notably, the commissaires also threw out team director Alexandr Shefer, who was driving the car at that moment.
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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April 15, 2019
