As riders, we stand united against the unnecessary risk our lives are being subjected to.
This week alone, there were multiple incidents of vehicles on race courses. Two riders crashed when they hit a motorbike who was driving the wrong way on the race route. Luckily both escaped with cuts and bruises, it could have been so much worse.
This summer, a life was tragically lost to exactly this kind of failure. We will not stand for this any longer.
Riders race at high speed with little protection, and we depend on the UCI and race organisers to secure the roads. That responsibility is not being met.
We are calling for the UCI and race organisers to take accountability and act. That means a serious, open conversation between riders, race organisers and the UCI resulting in concrete changes to how race routes are secured and managed.
After five minutes, we raced as normal. We did not want to affect the race, only to show what riders can do when we stand as one.
We love this sport. We respect the race organisers.
We want to race hard and put on a show for our fans.
However most importantly we want to come home safe to our loved ones.
@UCI_cycling
‼️ La protesta del pelotón, encabezada por Remco Evenepoel, antes del inicio de #IlLombardia
⚠️ El movimiento llega tras los últimos incidentes con vehículos de carrera estas semanas
#LaCasadelCiclismo
From Bergamo’s historic Città Alta to the stunning shores of Lake Como — follow the route of Il Lombardia 🚴
Dalla storica città alta di Bergamo, alla meraviglia del Lago di Como: un viaggio alla scoperta de Il Lombardia 🚴
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#ILombardia presented by @CA_Ita | Alessandra Fior @RegLombardia
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En La 2, ahora, un programa de tapas
No.respetais en absoluto un producto televisivo que es vuestro y que deberiáis mimar, @Josepablo_ls .
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🇧���� Jordi Meeus wins 🇧🇪 #BincheChimayBinche with an impressive sprint!
The Belgian triumphed over 🇳🇱 Nils Eekhof, who finished second and it was tight for third which was taken by 🇫🇷 Christophe Laporte.
Full result 👇