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Overall they're saying she went on a road where bikes are prohibited. That was 12 weeks ago though so surely someone from TCR would have spotted it and dealt with it by now if it was the case.
That said, you ARE allowed to cycle on N roads but not necessarily all of one. I rode one last year in France where for a bridge over a river you rode on the footpath then back onto the road a couple of km later. They say that there were some roadworks so perhaps cycling on the road near Saumur was allowed normally but not in the limited space etc. It's all supposition though.
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That was 12 weeks ago though so surely someone from TCR would have spotted it and dealt with it by now if it was the case.
They will be going through everyone's routes now to check for infringements. Only when they have done that do the official results come out.
As you say, nothing wrong with riding on N roads but, if you see the blue 'cars only' sign, you have to get off the road. I saw two that I wasn't expecting in Serbia and re-routed, but I also saw another rider bowl through one of them.
frank9755
This is what I found after a quick search: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Transcontinental.fr/permalink/2417793314964384/?comment_id=2417871171623265&reply_comment_id=2417883208288728
My French isn't perfect but I think they are saying Fiona took a banned road near Saumur.