Lotta Henttala has refuted the claims made by the race jury that she held onto the team car during stage 6 at the Tour de France Femmes. Henttala and AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep director Servais Knaven were disqualified from the race with 70km to go in the stage to Blagnac on Friday.
Early reports indicated that Henttala and Knaven were disqualified because she hung onto the team car, and the UCI race jury later confirmed the decision in the official race communique after the stage. Both rider and director were also fined 200 CHF.
