Crashes, what can be done?

[Netserk]

just ban all cobbled classics and go to dubai instead

omloop with 50 riders at the start would still be far more dangerous than riding on highways in the desert

 

[AmRacer]

just ban all cobbled classics and go to dubai instead

omloop with 50 riders at the start would still be far more dangerous than riding on highways in the desert

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[Unchained]

just ban all cobbled classics and go to dubai instead

omloop with 50 riders at the start would still be far more dangerous than riding on highways in the desert

Don't know if you have seen but racing in Dubai might be ultra, over the top dangerous for many, many years to come. I would take slippery cobblestones over middle east in the immediate future.

 

[Unchained]

If you read the injury shopping list.... riders with broken teeth, collarbones, pelvis, Kung injury described so far as a fracture to thigh area? The Mads mess sounds workable, same with Wellens, but Trek and UAE are losing key riders all over the place. if Wellens gets screws and plates he can be training in @3-4 weeks limited duty. Narvaez still a wait and see..TDF squad for UAE will surely change if rate of attrition keeps up.

 

[Eagle_Alps]

If you read the injury shopping list.... riders with broken teeth, collarbones, pelvis, Kung injury described so far as a fracture to thigh area?

Airbags seem to be a good idea, but which one of these injuries would have been prevented if the riders had worn them?

And which crashes were caused by reckless riding? The only "dumb/avoidable" crashes I saw were caused by riders trying to put on or remove their raincoats. And the consequences seemed relatively minor.

So, what can be done, really?