Team Sky motorhome still providing marginal gains
The much-discussed motorhome of Team Sky remains a factor in the endless quest for marginal gains with the British team. Director sportif Servais Knaven explained to Cyclingnews that the team is now using it for meetings and when possible to provide riders with the comfort of a single room.
Team Sky presented the motorhome at the Giro d’Italia, where Richie Porte made use of the vehicle. Porte didn’t quite benefit to the maximum from the motorhome as he left a crash-marred Giro one week before it ended.
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Chris Froome was supposed to make use of the motorhome at the Tour de France, but shortly before the start of the race, the UCI stepped in. The governing body made clear that riders are expected to make use of the hotels that are provided by the race organiser in a stage race. Rule 2.2.010 was introduced in 2005 and slightly modified on June 19. The UCI claims it enforces this rule to reaffirm the absolute fairness between all riders.
Team Sky director sportif Servais Knaven confirmed to Cyclingnews at the start of stage 7 in Livarot that his riders were staying in the hotel rooms provided by the race organizer.
“And that’s just what they are doing nowadays,” Knaven said. “It wasn’t a new rule. The UCI wanted to make clear that the rules were there.”
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