Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) has admitted that he is concerned about rider safety after the Paris terrorist attacks. The 35 year-old Australian confirmed that riders often think about safety as they race in front of thousands of people, often without barriers to hold back the crowds and protect the riders.
The Paris attacks and especially those at the Stade de France football stadium, highlighted the fact that sports events could become targets for terrorism attacks. Paris traditionally hosts the final stage of the Tour de France with huge crowds cheering the riders on the Champs Elysees circuit.
Rogers was one of many riders to post the peace and Eiffel tower logo on his Twitter time line.
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"It's been in the back of my mind, events such as the Tour [de France], a big international event where the whole world is watching," Rogers told Fairfax Media in Australia.
"A lot of riders do think about it because we pass a lot of people by the side of the road and it's quite easy for a potential attack... Let's see, let's see, I think we have to take it step by step and we all have to understand that those possibilities are very difficult in cycling and it would absolutely kill the sport.
"I hope the authorities are doing work in the background making sure the course is clear, but it's certainly becoming an issue especially [after] this year in May one of the races in Germany was cancelled because authorities picked up on a potential attack."
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