Actually on seeing the replay, Philipsen and Merlier both had to check their speeds. That chop was deffo against the rules. Whether they'd be able to convince the jury of that against the tour's current darling is debatable though
yeah I've seen it a couple of times now, it's like a bad football takcle, the more you look at it (particularly in slow motion) the worse it looks. Don't think its egregious enough for the commissaires to stick their necks out.
Have to agree, that was just racing.