The UCI began issuing sanctions in relation to its new rules on movement of vehicles in races. TV motorbike pilot Jean-Marie Corteggiani was removed from the caravan for stage 3 of the Tour of Oman because of "irregular positioning" in the finish the previous day in Al Bustan.
Video footage of the finish shows a TV motorbike finishing alongside the stage winner Ben Hermans (BMC) and crossing the finish line.
The newly introduced guidelines prohibit any vehicles from crossing the finish other than the commissaire, race director, doctor, ambulance and broom wagon. Other vehicles are required to use the deviation before the finish line.
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On hilltop finishes or those without deviations, such as the one on stage 2 in Oman, "vehicles must cross the finish line between groups of riders, and in particular must not obscure the view of the photo finish equipment as well as fixed TV cameras".
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