Remember the movie Le Comiche with Renato Pozzetto and Paolo Villaggio? Well, the story we're about to tell would have fit perfectly in that context... Two riders were expelled from the Tour de la Guadaloupe for hiding behind a parked vehicle on the roadside and then rejoining the group later.

When the group passed through the direction of Petit-Bourg, the two emerged from their hiding spot to tag along and tackle the last 40 kilometers of the route under the incredulous gaze of the spectators present. However, keeping an eye on our two heroes - namely Niels Tenniglo and Huub van Kapel from RC Jan Van Arckel - was also the jury president, who in the movie would have had an imposing physique, a police uniform, and a baton nervously held between his hands...

If we add to this - and the comedic part of the story is over - that yesterday's stage was marred by a bad crash with six riders ending up in the hospital and that during the first stage six cyclists were sanctioned for prolonged drafting along with their sports directors, you'll understand that for the race judge, this is anything but a vacation, despite the exotic locations where the race is taking place.

Is that all? You might ask... No, this morning at 9, drivers, motorcyclists, radio personnel, photographers, and TV operators were summoned by the jury for a meeting where they were warned: either they respect the regulations and the jury's instructions, or they will follow the fate of the two protagonists from Le Comiche...