'Things Like This Shouldn’t Happen' – Tom Pidcock Says Two Teammates Were Hit by Police Motorbike at Italian Race
Marcel Camprubi continued while Thomas Gloag needed stitches after the crash, and Pidcock said race safety should not be compromised.
- On Tuesday, Tom Pidcock reported that a police motorbike struck two teammates during the Tre Valli Varesine race in Italy, prompting him to consider stopping.
- Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag were knocked off their bikes with six laps remaining; Camprubi continued racing while Gloag abandoned and required stitches on his knee.
- Pidcock finished second behind Belgium's Jarno Widar but remained "mad" about the collision, stating, "Things like this shouldn't happen."
- Following the death of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal in August, the Cyclistes Professionnels Associes has led calls for enhanced safety after six riders died in three years.
- Next up for Pidcock is Il Lombardia on Saturday, where he enters the competition as one of the favourites.
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During the Italian Race of the Three Valleys Varésines on Tuesday 6 October, Tom Pidcock finished second, but the event was marked by an incident involving a counter-sense police motorcycle. Two teammates from...
On Tuesday, the race of the Three Varesin valleys was disrupted by a motorcycle.
Second in the Three Varean Valleys, a race held on Tuesday in Italy, Britishman Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) said of two of his teammates were hit by a policeman's motorbike who was riding countersense.
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The Independent (US)Tom Pidcock furious after two teammates hit by police motorbike during race in Italy
The issue is the latest in a string of incidents involving vehicles on race courses
'Things like this shouldn’t happen' – Tom Pidcock says two teammates were hit by police motorbike at Italian race
Tom Pidcock said that two of his teammates were hit by a police motorbike driving against the race during Italian race Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday.The Pinarello Q36.5 rider went on to finish second behind Jarno Widar of Lotto-Intermarché in the 1.Pro race, but told Eurosport in his post-race interview that his day could have gone much worse."A police motorbike was going the wrong way down the course and crashed into two of our guys," Pidcock s…
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