This is an image that should make a lot of talk and controversy throughout this day! Considered the queen stage of this 112nd edition, the 18th stage of Tour de France Already left on the hats in the Glandon pass, the first of the three difficulties excluding categories of the day. Inevitably present in the very solid head group which was formed over the ascent, the polka dot jersey Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) seemed to be worth to keep in touch and aim for the 20 points attributed to the summit, capital in the prospect of bringing the precious tunic to Paris. Except that at 5 km from the summit, the young Frenchman was caught in the act of triple glid, remaining hooked several times in a row and many seconds to the can set by his car … to ultimately not even take one!
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Sanction in sight for Lenny Martinez? In difficulty in the Col du Glandon, the French has obviously used the technique of “glued can” to go up …
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A sanction and points less after arrival?
A scene that logically made Internet users react … and which even had the merit of bringing out of its cave a certain Thibaut Pinotyet totally absent from the media scene since his retirement at the end of 2023. The FRanc-Comtois was satisfied with a simple “vomit emojij” on X To express her disgust in front of this attitude far from being very classy, Under a post of the account The group illustrating the situation. The atmosphere does not seem very warm between the two former teammates at Groupama-FDJ (in 2023), while the young nugget seemed to walk in the footsteps of “the idol” and take the torch before leaving for the year next.
Apart from this fairly surprising reaction, most comments logically demand an appropriate sanction on the part of the jury of the commissioners. Especially since the Cannois, accustomed to bluffing this year, was obviously not that bad since he found the resources to win the sprint for the points at the top in front Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), one of his opponents for the polka dot jersey! There is no doubt that the commissioners will look at this race after the arrival, with the key maybe more than a simple fine for Lenny Martinezwhich may well lose the benefit of its 20 pts taken at the top.
