Former race leader Romain Feillu of the Agritubel team was among three riders to finish the Tour de France 19th stage outside the time limit on Friday.
Feillu, German champion Fabian Wegmann and Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha all finished at 28 minutes adrift of France’s stage winner Sylvain Chavanel.
The cut off time, which is calculated for each stage depending on its difficulty, was set at 19 min 33 sec.