‘A dirty move’: Simon Yates slams Fabio Aru’s decision to attack Chris Froome

"I can’t find the words to say. It’s not something that you do. We should have respect for each other"

Fabio Aru attacks on the Mont du Chat at the 2017 Tour de France stage nine (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Simon Yates has described Fabio Aru's  attack while Chris Froome suffered a puncture on stage nine of the Tour de France as a "dirty move" and said that riders "should have respect for each other".

Aru attacked just beyond midway up the 8.7km climb of Mont du Chat, just as Froome raised his hand to indicate to the team car that he had suffered a rear puncture.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying gui