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I'm dropping into this after half a day out, but I can fully understand a rider being upset by a mid race change, with confusing information on time penalties etc. If the wording was questioned by the dot watchers imagine what it is like for the riders.
Ideally, there should have been a pre arranged mode of informing riders of mid race changes. For example, a daily briefing at a set time that lays out any new rules from that point on. A simple sms for example. I'm sure there are exhausted riders with dead batteries that are still unaware of the ruling and that is what is leading to the frustration.
It's easy for me to say this now, but if you plan a cross continent ride then a single point of race communication for all riders should surely be in place.
Either way, I'm going to withhold any judgement of the rider who had chosen to stop racing until well after the race is over.