UEC wants to investigate safety of riders wearing radio packs – News Shorts

The European Cycling Union has called into question the safety of riders wearing radio packs, highlighting the risk it poses if a rider were to crash on one. An unusually high number of riders have suffered fractures to their spine this season, including Vincenzo Nibali, Tony Martin, Matteo Trentin, Pierre Latour, and Mikel Landa.

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