Elia Viviani awoke stiff and sore on Monday morning after being hit by a television motorbike during Paris-Roubaix but he was also thankful that he had not been more seriously injured.
The Team Sky rider had been hit from behind by a television motorbike after several riders had crashed at high speed three hundred metres after entering the Forest of Arenberg. A number of riders managed to brake and stop in time to avoid the riders on the ground and Viviani pulled up on the right side of the pave, next to the barriers.
He was then hit at speed by the motorbike carrying a pilot and a cameraman. He was thrown forward and hit on the chest and his hip.
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Images of the crash immediately sparked questions about the positioning of the motorbike, such as why it was so close to the riders and failed to stop in time.
The tragic death of Wanty-Group Gobert rider Antoine Demoitié at Gent-Wevelgem sparked a serious debate about rider safety and the need for so many motorbikes in races. Following this latest incident, there were immediately calls for race organiser ASO to use only fixed cameras in key sectors of pave, like the Forest of Arenberg, to avoid other accidents and injuries to riders.
“It was a miracle. I was lucky, it could have been a lot worse,” Viviani told Gazzetta dello Sport after returning to the Team Sky hotel from hospital.
— Guy W (@r8uge) April 10, 2016
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