Improving safety a big ask in largely amateur sport (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Cycling’s authorities are under pressure to improve safety after Belgian rider Antoine Demoitie died following an accident involving a motorbike on Sunday but it will be a tough task in a sport which is still largely amateur. While the International Cycling Union (UCI) expressed its sadness over Demoitie’s death on Monday without discussing the circumstances of the accident, the riders’ association (CPA) has demanded a probe and improved safety measures. At the Tour de France, a motorbike collided with Jakob Fuglsang during a mountain stage while Frenchman Sebastien Chavanel and New Zealand’s Jesse Sergent were knocked down by neutral service cars.