Giro d’Italia 2020 - 'Bit naughty' – Movistar questioned after Hector Carretero sticky bottle

ByBen Snowball

Updated 15/10/2020 at 11:51 GMT

Movistar raised eyebrows on Stage 12 at the Giro d’Italia when Hector Carretero was spotted getting a brief ride from the team car - despite not taking the bottle afterwards.

Hector Carretero (Movistar) was caught bending the rules while chasing down the breakaway on Stage 12 at the Giro d’Italia.

Carretero was riding solo, 1:47 adrift of the leaders, when he grabbed a bottle from the Movistar team car and accepted the customary three-second tow.

However, instead of taking a swig, he immediately launched it back into the vehicle and continued riding. Carretero soon caught the front group of 13 riders.

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'Bit of a naughty moment' - Carretero's sneaky sticky bottle tow

“Bit of a naughty moment there for Movistar,” mused Brian Smith on Eurosport commentary.

Of course, we’ll give Carretero the benefit of the doubt. It could be that he was allergic to whatever was inside, or the bottle was just incredibly hot...

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