Overview

• Politt blocked multiple riders from breaking away on the Mont Ventoux stage after Pogacar’s mid-race toilet stop, triggering criticism of his tactics.
• Politt told Sporza that peloton tradition dictates riders wait when the yellow jersey dismounts to urinate.
• Pogacar defended his teammate’s actions as tactical control rather than arrogance and withdrew a remark telling critics to 'shut up' for sounding overly arrogant.
• Thomas Voeckler labeled Politt’s conduct 'abhorrent,' accusing him of treating other riders condescendingly.
• The dispute has reignited a wider conversation about unwritten race rules and the balance between team strategy and peloton sportsmanship.