
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) has been fined and received a points penalty after what appeared to be a brake-checking manoeuvre inside the final two kilometres of Saturday’s Tour of Britain queen stage.
The Soudal-QuickStep rider was leading a small group chasing two leaders on the final climb of the 133.6km stage between Pontypool and the uphill finish at The Tumble when the incident happened. With two riders just ahead, Evenepoel appeared to brake sharply, causing Mathys Rondel (Tudor) to swerve to avoid a crash.