World champion Elisa Balsamo has been disqualified from Paris-Roubaix Femmes after an excessive use of a sticky bottle whilst trying to re-join one of the chasing groups during the race. The situation took place inside the final 40 kilometers, where TV footage has shown the Trek-Segafredo rider hanging on to a bidon from her team car, and hang onto it for a large period of time, overtaking two riders who were on the road,
Footage then showed Balsamo back in the chasing group, and her disqualification was confirmed.
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Another one got DQed for "sticky bottle-gate"!