A “Hors Delai” is when a rider did not make the time limit. Often times you will see professional sprinters struggle on mountain stages and sometimes they cant make it to the finish after a certain time period from the winner. If you dont make the time cut you are often times disquilified (DQ). -Basti
Outside the time limit. Riders have to finish within a certain percentage of the winner’s time to be ranked and start the next day in a stage race. The percentage is determined according to the difficulty of the stage. A rider who finishes hors delai has failed to make this time cut.
