Originally Posted by
bauhaus92
An accident is quite different from a simple mechanical. In the case of an accident it may have taken minutes to find out what Dan Martins condition was. A mechanical is usually a quick fix and If you noticed when Uran had a mechanical Froome held back until Uran's problem was fixed.
It's been done in the past (neutralize for an accident when it's in the interest of the team in yellow)
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