Mystery surrounds Rohan Dennis's shock withdrawal from Tour de France
19 July 2019 12:09
Australian time-trial specialist quits on stage 12No reason given by rider or his team Bahrain-MeridaWorld time trial champion Rohan Dennis has wished his teammates well for the rest of the Tour de France but offered no insight as to why he quit the race dramatically, a day before a stage the Australian was fancied to win.The time-trial specialist stopped at a feed zone 80km into Thursday’s 12th stage when it was announced that he would be withdrawing from the race. He disappeared for several hours, prompting his team, Bahrain Merida to issue a statement on Twitter raising concerns over the 29-year-old’s “welfare”. Related: Simon Yates takes fine stage 12 win as Rohan Dennis dramatically quits Tour Related: Caleb Ewan silences the doubters with maiden Tour de France stage win | Kieran Pender Continue readingread full article
