BMC Racing Team general manager Jim Ochowicz has released a letter calling on the UCI and in particular President Brian Cookson to make some changes regarding safety issues in the professional peloton.
While several teams have been involved incidents outside of their control in recent times, the BMC team has taken the brunt of them between Taylor Phinney, Peter Stetina, and Greg Van Avermaet, while the UCI has given little response regarding the growing safety concerns. In May’s 2014 Taylor Phinney, sustainied serious leg injuries that nearly ended his career and there have been incidents with motorbikes at the Tour de France, Clásica San Sebastián, and on stage 8 at the Vuelta when Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was in an incident with a neutral service motorbike.
“Someone please step forward!” Ochowicz wrote in his letter to the UCI.
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“Safety problems at races continue to accelerate and are now a nearly everyday issue,” Ochowicz continues. “The sport is looking for leadership and courage with regards to the safety of the riders.”
"The answer to the safety issues in WorldTour races will not be resolved in meetings of the UCI Safety Committee, which has been evident by its lack of action since its last meeting. Safety problems at races continue to accelerate and are now a nearly everyday issue."
The BMC team manager goes on to list several areas in which he believes could be a starting point for some major changes. His proposals follow on from a call in May to reduce the size of the peloton and the role of Professional Continental teams in WorldTour races.
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