CPA president slams cobbled race over thick mud
“Close your eyes and hope for the best”: Riders’ union president slams cobbled race organisers after pros complain “thick layers of mud” caused crashes
And it was those seemingly treacherous conditions that prompted former Lotto Soudal pro Hansen, in his role as CPA president, to publicly criticise the GP de Denain organisers’ apparent failure to ensure the safety of the riders racing over the cobbles on Thursday.
Azparren’s Australian teammate Cyrus Monk also wrote: “There were 12 sectors and this happened at least once on every one of them. Close the eyes and hope for the best.” “Cobbles are not a problem. If it rains on cobbles, that also is not a problem. Cobbles part of cycling, which I love. The riders informed me there were thick layers of mud over the cobbles. It does not matter what category a race is or who is the organiser is. I am sorry for the people not happy I follow up the riders’ request. Just be prepared, I will always do so.
Last month, he said that the CPA “is not happy with riders racing on hookless system”, after his former teammate Thomas De Gendt’s > Chloe Hosking blames CPA for not standing up for Julian Alaphilippe after Patrick Lefevere's comments about Soudal Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere’s controversial comments concerning Julian Alaphilippe’s lifestyle and the influence of his wife, Tour de France Femmes organiser Marion Rousse –
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