Race organisation warns: bad luck in the stage 2 finale could have serious consequences

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The jury had no penalties to hand out in stage 1, as confirmed in the post-stage report. The organisation confirmed that all riders caught behind the crash in the final kilometre were given the same time as stage winner Paul Magnier.

A reminder was also issued that discarding food, bags, bidons and clothing outside designated zones is not permitted. And on the subject of zones: the 3-kilometre rule, whereby a rider who suffers a mechanical or crash inside the final 3 kilometres of a flat stage receives the same time as the rider ahead, does not apply in stage 2.

That is an important detail, because any rider who suffers bad luck could easily lose time as a result. The organisation has, however, put in place a mechanical assistance zone between 4 and 2 kilometres from the finish — which makes sense given that stage 2 passes over cobblestones in that section.