Tour de France jury reverses decision to penalise Uran and Bennett for illegal feeds on stage 12

Commissaires go back on decision to dock time

Rigoberto Uran crosses the line on stage 12 of the Tour de France

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)
By Henry Robertshaw
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Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) and George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) have earned reprieves after initially being docked time for taking illegal feeds on stage 12 of the Tour de France.

Both riders were initially penalised 20 seconds for taking bottles from the side of the road in the final 20km of the Pyrenean stage, but the race jury has now changed its decision ahead of the start of stage 13 saying that riders were unable to take food and drink earlier in the stage.

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Henry Robertshaw

Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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