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Richard Abraham of The Cycling Podcast interviewed the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team doctor before yesterday’s stage. He said the race doctor did a concussion check and deemed him fit to continue. The team doctor himself did four concussion checks, three on Sunday evening and another on Monday morning, and he was clear every time.
I definitely think there needs to be a better protocol, but as a layperson, it’s hard to see what that looks like which a) is medically robust enough and b) has a minimal impact on the sporting outcome of a stage race.
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Sure but has to start with them adhering to what’s already in place. The road card is pretty simple.
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I guess something like taking 10mins in the back of a medic van having everything cleared or not and then being allowed to rejoin in a similar position in the race, though obvs that isn't going to be perfect/easy depending on where the race is at and where the rider was at.
Or if you have to have a concussion protocol and pass you automatically get dropped back in the peloton whatever the circumstances. That just becomes the rule.
Better an imperfect rule than someone being allowed to ride on and crashing again.
GoatandTricycle
villa-ru
Hmmm dunno personally don’t think it’s that controversial suggesting they got this one wrong…