On Jun 15, 2:45 pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:

And secondly the rules forbid him riding without the permission of the
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Organizer

Please elaborate - what rules?

I'd assume UCI rules that you can't drop out of one race and then ride
another that would be going on at the same time as the first.

Right, but in cases where someone gets ill and drops out the first day
the race organizer will usually grant permission if the team asks for
it. The thing they don't like is when some sprinter sticks around for
the flat stages, then claims illness as soon as the road points
uphill, then recovers miraculously and tries to line up for another
race.