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Luca_Paolini_during_2014_Giro_(picture_Fabio_Ferrari_,_LaPresse,_RCS_Sport)“I’m on the bike!” – Luca Paolini snapped with mobile phone in hand during Tour de France
Riders on the Tour de France have been reminded that they are not allowed to use mobile phones on the race – after Katusha’s Luca Paolini was snapped on Saturday’s Stage 8 with one in his hand.
Photographer Graham Watson spotted the device in the Italian’s hand as he passed him on his photo moto, and tweeted this picture.
This wouldn't be Luca Paolini texting from his iPhone in today's stage, would it - at about 60-kph..! http://t.co/Spbcz5ZniL
— Graham Watson (@grahamwatson10) July 12, 2014
Paolini took to Twitter after the stage to explain he wasn’t writing a text message or email but had forgotten he had the phone in his pocket and had taken it out to switch it off before passing it to the team car.
He also apologised for breaking the rules and apologised to the race jury for letting him off with a warning – although he was back in their sights yesterday as they fined him 50 Swiss Francs for an infraction according to the official race communication from Stage 9.
Race organisers ASO issued a reminder to all teams that "the use of mobile phones by riders during the race is not allowed under article 9 of the race rules and article 2.2.024 of the UCI’s regulations".
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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PPI? I know how you feel Luca mate!
Paolini is concerned about Froome sitting at home bored so is just taking a photo of his stem and sending it to Chris
"Get the pasta on, love, I'll be home in about an hour x"
He's obviously just checking his Strava segment times. Nothing to see here.
Don't these 'Top End' Canyon models come with Bluetooth phone kits!
Annoying hipster. I bet he's one of them that says 'ciao' instead of goodbye...
I bet he jumps red lights too.
Seems like a good idea for a Dom Joly Trigger Happy TV sketch
"I'm in the TdF...nah, its rubbish!"
Also, I'm impressed they already have a rule for this - is there anything they _don't_ have a rule for?
(Are ipods allowed? I reckon one would go faster if ipod-assisted).
Hipster. Probably has an espresso in his bottle too.
Angry Birds? - more like he's playing Sporty Fingers, so he can ride the Tour de France using just the power of his finger
Oooooo The Banter
He's setting a reminder: buy razor blades
He's really with T-Mobile.
Well if he had crashed it would have been Everything Everywhere
02ouché
That's a really nice picture of Luca Paolini on a phone on a bike.
'That Sporty Finger game is just so damn addictive.' (Or was it Angry Birds?)
Is he wearing a dirt jump lid?
oh come on - buy a hands free kit u plonker
I presume he's rapidly gone to twitter and deleted all his #tdfselfies