Cycling's governing body has overturned the decision from the Tour de France jury to give New Zealand's George Bennett and Colbian Rigoberto Uran time penalties for grabbing bottles from the side of the road in the closing stages of Thursday's 12th stage.
New Zealander Bennett, who rides for Team Lotto NL, was in ninth place overall but more than four minutes behind race leader Fabio Aru.
Like Bennett, Uran was handed a 20-second time penalty for accepting a water bottle in the last 5km of Thursday's stage, which is not allowed by UCI rules.
The Colombian rider was in fourth place overall, 55 seconds behind race leader Fabio Aru of Italy, and his deficit should now be reduced to 35 seconds.
Uran's time penalty caused vigorous protest from his team after Frenchman Romain Bardet escaped similar punishment despite a video seemingly clearly showing that he too grabbed a bottle and drank from it.
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