We also saw quite a few crashes in the fifth stage of the Giro. Fortunately without too much damage, but unfortunately we cannot say that about several falls in the spring.
Too much damage
There were serious injuries to Jasper Stuyven, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert, among others. The call for protective clothing is therefore becoming increasingly louder. Now also with Tour boss Christian Prudhomme. He spews his bile at Ride Magazine.
“Is it not possible for a rider to sit on the ground after such a fall with a completely torn shirt and his skin completely shredded?”
“In the Netflix series around the Tour, Jonathan Vaughters says that you should imagine the impact of a crash as if you were jumping out of a moving car wearing your swimwear. We can’t consider that normal, can we?”
Protective clothing
He cites Van Aert as an example of service. “We cannot continue to accept that riders wear clothing that does not even protect their skin in the event of a crash, as was the case with Van Aert.”
According to the Frenchman, it is clear. Wearing more protective clothing becomes indispensable. “The collarbone is one of the most vulnerable places of a rider. Then you have to protect this. All other shock or speed sports work on clothing to protect the athlete.”
