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'We Will Not Stand for This Any Longer' – Peloton Unites in Protest Against Unsafe Racing Conditions, Delaying Start of Il Lombardia
Riders paused for five minutes and demanded concrete route-security changes after recent crashes, including two teammates hit by a police motorbike.
- On Saturday, the peloton delayed the start of the 239km Lombardia race in Bergamo for five minutes, staging a unified protest against unsafe racing conditions and recent vehicle-related incidents on course routes.
- Recent safety failures prompted the action: two Pinarello Q36 riders were hit by a police motorbike at Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday, and British rider Finlay Tarling died after a driver entered the course during the Volta.
- Riders' union president Adam Hansen, Tom Pidcock, and Ben Healy released a joint statement calling for the UCI and race organizers to "take accountability and act," citing "multiple incidents of vehicles on race courses" this week.
- After the five-minute stoppage, the race resumed as scheduled. European champion Remco Evenepoel stated, "This is a statement to the whole world that riders just keep dying in races," underscoring the urgency of safety demands.
- Riders are demanding a serious, open conversation with the UCI and race organizers to implement concrete changes for securing race routes, ensuring competitors can race without fear of non-race vehicles entering courses.
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Several races in recent months have been the scene of serious accidents involving runners and vehicles that had broken into the course.
The peloton delayed the start of the Tour de Lombardie, this Saturday in Bergamo, by five minutes to denounce the multiplication of incidents involving vehicles in the race.
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