The sight of Scottish pro David Millar pitching his custom carbon Felt F1 over the barriers during the finishing straight of Wednesday's Giro stage 5 brought back fond memories of a pent-up Bjarne Riis in the final time trial of the 1997 Tour, but is this a healthy trend we've seen?
Millar's former Saunier-Duval teammate Riccardo Ricco pitched his custom carbon Scott Addict toward the finish line after crashing metres from the end of stage 2 of this year's Tirreno - Adriatico. No one's certain if Ricco or his bike were given the fifth-place finish.