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a viviani fan here w/him on the fantasy team but the overhead view seems pretty damning. he went farther left than seemingly necessary
which caused (imho) interference. i understand him trying to get out of "the dirty wash" of the leadout rider but it was too far left. viviani pulled a demare
(from last year's tdf where sagan got dq'd vs cav and demare pulled essentially what viviani did today swerving too far left) and got away with it on stage two to place second
yesterday. do i think it was on purpose? no. was it a sprinter riding another into the barriers? no. should he have been relegated a few places. yes.
dropped from the stage results? no. viviani would have finished in the top six w/o the swerve.

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