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
He started the Tour six times I think. Crashed out twice, once after less than 5 kms, and abandoned twice, the one under discussion and in 98 when he was sick.
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