Huub Artz drops out of Tour de France breakaway after being pulled up on illegal position on the bike
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Suddenly, all eyes were on him. Huub Artz was in the leading group yesterday in the 6th stage of the Tour de France, but dropped back after an argument with the jury. The Dutchman from Lotto-Intermarché had received a warning for his posture on the bike, but that had nothing to do with how he held his handlebars.
A remarkable moment at the start of the sixth stage of the Tour de France. Huub Artz rode away from the peloton early on together with Victor Campenaerts and Mads Pedersen. But after they gained a lead of more than a minute, the Dutchman suddenly dropped back. What was going on there?
Huub Artz is experiencing two eventful days in the Tour de France. The rider from Wintelre is making his Tour de France debut and sprinted to fourth place in the mass sprint on Wednesday. On Thursday, he was in the breakaway of the day, but after getting into an altercation with the jury, he dropped back to the peloton. On Wednesday, Artz was still in a jubilant mood when he finished fourth behind the mass sprint in Pau, won by Dutchman Olav Koo…
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