Vuelta a San Juan mountains leader disqualified for mechanical aid after crash

Tomas Contte (Argentina), in the orange mountains jersey, was involved in a crash on stage 4
Tomas Contte (Argentina), in the orange mountains jersey, was involved in a crash on stage 4 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The leader of the mountains classification in the Vuelta a San Juan, Tomas Contte (Argentina), has been disqualified from the race for excessive assistance from his team after a crash on Wednesday's stage 4.

Contte was surprisingly not at the start of stage 5, and in the jersey of the mountains classification leader was Manuele Tarozzi (Green Project-Bardiani CSF Faizanè). Contte explained what happened on his Instagram page.

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