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@peter_v
I am no expert and translation of legal terms is very difficult. Maybe try Google translate:
http://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sporza.be%2Fcm%2Fsporza%2Fwielrennen%2F140407_rvv_parket&edit-text=&act=url
there should have been a steward on that traffic island
maybe he should have hit the brakes (the Sporza article says he hopped onto the traffic island - of course he was more or less forced to)
the spectators should have no place there
Lars Boom commented on the many crashes: "no one uses his brakes any more"
I think UCI and race organisers will have their hands full this season to come up with a better safety plan for riders and spectators. and riders will have to be more respectful towards each other, the racers interviewed said that younger riders do not hesitate to push even the bigger names aside.