Rui Costa defends actions after crash at Saudi Tour

The race leader came in for criticism after taking his hand off the bars just before a crash

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Rui Costa has explained his actions after he and another rider collided on stage two of the Saudi Tour, resulting in a crash in the final 15k.

Race leader Costa has come in for criticism after footage from the race shows he took his hand of the bars to shove NTT Pro Cycling’s Reinart Janse van Rensburg who had moved across into him in the bunch.

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