A French stage game approached disaster Wednesday afternoon when the car’s driver turned to the court and headed towards the peloton.
With a distance of 17 km into the second phase of étoile de Bessèges, a mini Cooper driver pulled out of a path and the peloton was about to drive past. Fortunately, the riders found the danger and they braked so that the driver could go backwards and down the lane.
Although the car was not directly involved in the crash, the channel’s slowdown caused a small pileup, with several riders falling to the floor. The reporter’s report said Daniel Benson.
Red Bull – Bora-Bora-Hansgrohe sports director Heinrich Haussler said in a speech by Benson that the car caused arousal in Peloton “Domino effect”.
“The whole Peloton brakes, the boys just came back from the mechanicals and they were behind the Peloton,” Haussler said. “They were just riding on the bones and Maxm hit the ditch.
“In this game, there are cars everywhere, parked on the roadside and traffic. It’s dangerous. I’ll ask other directors what happened because sometimes, in the heat of the moment, men overreact.”
José commented on the Eurosport competition at the time: “Someone had to fall on the road to Mini Cooper…Why? Why? Why? There will always be people, not there, he thinks the road Only owned by them.
“Luckily, the crash didn’t look too horrible and didn’t ruin it. But imagine you were traveling at 40-45 km/h and suddenly a car appeared.”
The incident happened shortly after UCI held a press conference, updating the media to a safer initiative to improve the safety of road races.
At the press conference, a reporter raised the question of car entering the competition course. Kiko García, who represents the AIOCC, the association of race organizers, replied that this was a “huge challenge” for organizers.
“Organizing is very difficult, especially with enough time to close the roads and not stopping too much traffic in the city,” Garcia said. “It’s a huge challenge for any organizer, especially for small organizers and Words, because they are not allowed to close the road very long in advance.”
“We also need to educate the public, cycling fans and all drivers outside the race, when the race comes, respect the athletes, respect the riders, and have a little enthusiasm to have a safe race.”
The second phase of the Étoile de Bessèges held in the Gard department in southern France, won a bunch of sprints by Søren Wærenskjold (UNO-X). Paul Magner (Soudal Quick-Step) won the opening phase, leading the game for eight seconds.
