- Adam Hansen, president of the Cyclists’ Union, tells us the details. – Like Jesper Philipsen and last year’s Tour de France. Day after day he did dangerous things at the finish line. You don’t learn. Because there are no consequences, says Hansen. But now he will get it.
- The yellow card system is coming to cycling. We have the official tariff and explain what will be at risk for cyclists. Moreover, it is not only them
- One change is already controversial and the players will not like it. They want to be deprived of wireless communications. It will start at the Bologna Tour.
- The head of the Cycling Federation also tells us about the losses of the teams due to player injuries: – A month of rehabilitation for Primoz Roglic costs 400,000 PLN.
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Tragedies were the impetus for change. The deaths of Björg Lambrecht, Gino Madeira and most recently Andre Dreij. The motive was also dozens of terrible crashes, in which no great drama happened except by miracle. There were months of injuries, broken bones and broken teeth.
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– I woke up on Saturday and the race was on Wednesday – said Fabio Jakobsen after the unforgettable incident at the 2020 Pologna GP, which his team boss described as an “attempted murder” by Dylan Groenewegen. The same Groenewegen learned little. He continues to push his competitors towards the finish line, putting their health at risk. Example below.
– The current system is not working. – Adam Hansen, president of the CPA, the cyclists’ union, says Przegląd Sportowy Onet. – Regulations that regulate what is allowed and what is not are good, but there are no consequences. You have a player like Jasper Philipsen, look at last year’s Tour de France. Day after day he does dangerous things at the finish line. Don’t learn. Because there are no consequences.
Yellow cards come in cycling. Two and you’re out.
However, this will change. Two “plays” will disqualify you from the race. Yellow cards are coming to cycling. And the official tariff. We have obtained a document that will be officially presented soon by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The rules are clear:
– 2 yellow cards A disqualification and suspension received by a cyclist in a single-day or multi-stage race is considered a 7-day suspension.
– 3 yellow cards Within a month – 14 days suspension
– 6 yellow cards During the year – 30 days suspension
It is not only the cyclist who can be punished. Also the director or… photographer.
Yellow cards will be awarded by a special jury. – If a competitor receives a yellow card at the start of the Tour de France, they will think twice before pushing their opponent into the barriers again. Because if he makes a mistake he will be kicked out of the race immediately. – Hansen explains.
This is what running from the middle of the peloton looks like. Crazy!
Interestingly, this change will not only affect players.but also the sports directors who drive the cars behind the race, often causing dangerous situations and… photographers getting too close to the cyclists.
There is an ongoing debate about whether yellow cards will make their debut at the Tour of Bologna (starting August 12) or at the Vuelta a’Espana (starting August 17). They will certainly be there in Spain.
The revolution will start in Bologna. They take their contacts.
A different revolution will begin in Poland. One that not everyone will like. The second major change in the SafeR project is the gradual cessation of wireless communications between sports directors and cyclists. Today, every player has a receiver and earphone in his ear.
Two solutions will be tested at the Bologna round. In the third and fourth stages, each team will indicate two competitors (out of seven) who will receive a radio and will be the only ones to communicate with the technical car. In the fifth stage, no one will receive a radio. In the remaining sections everything will be as usual.
Today, cyclists are managed from the car by someone who sees less than they see.
Until now there have been many considerations as to whether the constant contact of the director with the players does not cause excessive pressure that leads to accidents. Because the cyclists constantly hear in their ears that they have to move forward and chaos ensues. They are managed from the car by someone who sees less than they see.
– I will not judge the real situation, although the World Championships and the Olympic Games are held without radio and I do not remember that it was particularly serious there. The most important thing is that now we will finally move from the discussion stage to the testing stage. We will find out experimentally what it is. I think this is very good. At the Tour de Pologne we will be happy to start testing. “It’s a great honor,” says John Lelang, General Manager of the Lange team.
This is what the communication between the director and the knights looks like. And this is what they want to prevent:
However, the players are not happy. Michal Kwiatkowski has emphasized in numerous interviews that the radio gives cyclists a sense of security and provides valuable information about threats on the road and changing weather.
“Yes, this change is a compromise, and most riders don’t like it,” admits Adam Hansen of the Cyclists’ Union. “The sporting directors, who have had a lot of influence on the course of the races so far, could lose a lot from it.” They will become taxi drivers transporting mechanics. But let’s wait for the end of the tests, then we will worry.
Big money in the background. Every month Roglic’s injury costs 400 thousand euros.
A compromise, because in return the cyclists get a 5km protection zone before the finish line, which is already being tested in the Tour de France. A compromise, because it must be stressed that SafeR is the result of the first full collaboration between cyclists, teams, race organizers and the UCI in decades. Everyone wanted to win here, but there were two main objectives.
– Security, then money – Hansen explains. – Player salaries make up 80-85 percent of each team’s budget. This year, 58 players earned $1 million or more. If Roglic is hit by someone, pushed or injured, he doesn’t start. And every month he still costs his team around 400,000 euros. In addition, they don’t have their best players, so they don’t win and can’t show for sponsors. So the main goal is clear: fewer accidents, fewer injuries.
If the solutions tested since August are accepted, they will be offered permanently next season. No exceptions in every race. That’s the plan, Hansen concludes.
source:Onet Sports Review
Date of creation: July 15, 2024 at 09:07
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