Carlos Betancur causes frustration with team after missed flight to France

Paris-Nice winner Carlos Betancur misses flight to France and throws his Tour de France participation in doubt

Carlos Betancur wins stage six of the 2014 Paris-Nice

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Carlos Betancur (Ag2r La Mondiale) skipped his flight from Colombia and put both his Tour de France and the rest of the season in doubt.

"It's annoying," Ag2r general manager Vincent Lavenu told Cycling Weekly, "there's always problems with him."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.