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No idea. Did he finish any of the other Tours he raced?
My point is, it's not unprecedented and it seems to be only non-Italian sprinters copping it for "disrespecting the race"?
EDIT:
Finished 2 out of 8
8 1999 Tour de France 119 5
7 1998 Vuelta a España DNF 91
6 1998 Tour de France DNF 1
5 1997 Vuelta a España DNF 37
4 1997 Tour de France DNF 1
3 1996 Tour de France 39 2
2 1995 Tour de France DNF DNF
1 1994 Tour de France DNF 1
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That was in 1994, no? He was a neo-pro, so normal for them to not finish the Tour and drop out after ten day or so. The Worlds were much earlier in the year then too (in fact I think it was the last year they were in August).