in message , JC
') wrote:

After one of the riders got his drink bottle out, I heard a commentator
say 'oh no you can't drink that now, your not allowed!!'
I can't recall when,.. may have been with less than 15-20 km to go

You can drink it if you've got it, but you can't take on more drink in the
run-in to the finish.

What exactly is behind the reasoning they can't drink so close to the
finish?

I think it's that domestiques going to and from the team cars cause
turbulence in the peloton which can get dangerous as the race gets more
nervous towards the finish.

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