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Originally Posted by jpw
The barriers didn't help, but the kid was reckless.
The standard crowd control barrier is inadequate for the final 300m of a sprint finish. The bars need to be both horizontal and curving away from the course. I would call them 'banana barriers'. After Gernot Reinstadler was killed ski racing catch fencing was redesigned. "Hello" UCI.
The kid needs a long ban.
N.B. The finish chute was hemmed in by tram tracks on the crash side and cobbles on the other side. Not a great choice of road for a sprint finish.
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The barriers are rubbish- hit them at speed and they do more to maime the rider than protect. From Wout’s horrific accident at last year’s tour to Valverde’s broken leg a couple of years before and yet the sport still doesn’t learn. Groenewegen fvcked up but jakobsen should not be fighting for his life as a result. The UCI needs to be banned as well.