Riders protest about safety at Critérium du Dauphiné but the race goes on

Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) crashed on stage 4 of the Dauphine
Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) crashed on stage 4 of the Dauphin🍸e (Image credit: Getty Images)

The CPA riders association have confirmed to Cyclingnews that the peloton neutralised the early kilometres of stage 5 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphiné in protest to the poor road surface conditions during Saturday's stage 4 that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:sparked a crash and left Tour de France contenders Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) and Emanuel Buch𝐆mann (Bora-Hansgrohe) injured.

The CPA said the neutralization was a first sign of intent as they begin to take a stronge🍒r position on safety after the recent incidents invo🎶lving Fabio Jakobsen at the Tour de Pologne and Remco Evenepoel at Il Lombardia. 

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