The Cycling South Africa commissaires on duty at the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope have fined Rohan du Plooy R1 300 (100 Swiss franks) after an incident in which he was nearly struck by a truck near Paarl in the Western Cape today.
An amateur video released on social media of the episode showed that Du Plooy, who was taking part in the individual time-trial on the second stage of the tour at the time, was narrowly missed by the truck that was approaching from behind.
The near-crash happened just before Du Plooy approached a left turn on the course. The rider seemingly veered into the right-hand lane, followed by his support vehicle.
In the video, the truck can be seen trying to pass on the left as Du Plooy returned to the left lane.
Read the official statement by the organisers here.
Below is the communique:
Communiqué
Tour of Good Hope
Rider: 58 Rohan Du Plooy
Rule 12:28:001
Rule 12:1: 28.1
Failure to respect instruction by the Race Administration or the Commissaries.
Rule 12.1.040
Without prejudice to article 12.1.039 race incidents which refer to following table are sanctioned as outlined in the table. The table applies to all races. However, for national races the respective, national federations can set lower fines than those stipulated in the column “other races” of the table.
28. To behave in such a way as to blemish the image, the reputation or the interests of Cycling or the UCI. (Posting the images on social media, before a discussion or decision could be made by the needed parties).
Penalty 100 Swiss Franks equal to R1 300 to be paid prior to the start of the Tour of Good Hope Stage 3.
