Arnaud Démare accused by riders of taking a tow from team car in Milan-San Remo

Matteo Tosatto and Eros Capecchi allege that they saw Milan-San Remo winner Arnaud Démare hanging on to team car up the Cipressa climb - Démare deinies any wrongdoing - Démare's Strava file from race shows he ascended Cipressa faster than everyone else who uploaded files

Arnaud Demare wins the 2016 Milan-San Remo

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Two riders have separately alleged that Milan-San Remo winner Arnaud Démare took a tow from an FDJ team car up the Cipressa climb during Saturday's race.

In a report published by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Matteo Tosatto (Tinkoff) and Eros Capecchi (Astana) both allege that Démare came past them on the Cipressa climb, appearing to either be holding on to the car or a bottle being held out of its window.

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