No penalties come from Criterium du Dauphine sprint, but riders call foul

Nacer Bouhanni salutes Muhammad Ali after winning stage 1 at Criterium du Dauphine

Nacer Bouhanni salutes Muhammad Ali after winning stage 1 at Criterium du Dauphine (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Although the UCI commissaires at the Criterium du Dauphine did not see fit to penalise any riders involved in the chaotic lead out for the stage 1 sprint, where repeated head butts and an extremely physical battle for position were broadcast to the world on television, multiple riders voiced their concern on Twitter.

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