TOUR OF BRITAIN STAGE 5: CHICCHI WINS IN CANTERBURY AFTER RIDER PROTEST DIVIDES BUNCH

Tob protest

Italy?s Francesco Chicchi (Quick Step) won the sprint to Canterbury but the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain was delayed by more than an hour after a rider protest that divided the bunch.

ProTour teams Quick Step and T-Mobile lead the go-slow after the race got lost during the 6.6 mile neutralised section. The race was forced to stop for 15 minutes while the race organisers workout how to get on the right roads. The big teams then began a go-slow to protest about the poor organisation and dangerous roads.

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