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Two things strike me as wrong in that sentence - first, I have no recollection of any notable fatalities in track tandem racing, and second and more importantly I have no recollection of the UCI ever taking a decision in the interests of competitor safety.
I think the tandem sprint was eventually eliminated from high level racing (Olympics and Worlds) due to lack of wide support from world class competitors. The fact that it is still contested at a very high speed by blind stokers indicates that it is not inherently substantially more dangerous than solo competition.