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give drivers a far more stringent test before they're allowed to ride on a bike race
I don't know. Thinking back to the Shimano team car rampage in de Ronde last year and Stig Broeckx being bowled over in K-B-K, that sounds like a good idea. But sometimes an accident cannot be prevented. I heard that the 'motard' that hit poor Demoitié has been riding in bike races for over 20 years.
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Started to watch the G-W as I had recorded it, but knowing a young lad had died during it I just to turn it off. Andy is spot on: this has been a long time coming, and is a result of non-response to the frequent incidents of moto and cars knocking off riders. It's simply should never happen. Reduce the numbers and give drivers a far more stringent test before they're allowed to ride on a bike race. FFS