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Alasdair Fotheringham

‘We did absolutely nothing wrong’ - Decathlon AG2R deliver defences in Carapaz Vuelta a España incident

ESTACION DE MONTANA DE MANZANEDA OURENSE SPAIN AUGUST 29 Geoffrey Bouchard of France and Team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale competes during the La Vuelta 79th Tour of Spain 2024 Day 12 a 1375km stage from Ourense Termal to Estacion de Montana de Manzaneda 1491m UCIWT on August 29 2024 in Estacion de Montana de Manzaneda Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

Riders and management at Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have categorically insisted that there was no wrongdoing on their part in the stage 11 incidents that saw Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) crash and four members of Decathlon - one director and three riders - receive penalties and, in some cases, fines.

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale currently lead the Vuelta a España with Ben O’Connor. The Australian had an uneventful stage 12 on Thursday, but he spent a significant part of the build-up defending his team’s actions to the media.

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