Søren Wærenskjold lost his brakes, crashed into the fence, broke the front fork and was overlooked by his own service car. Understandably, he was frustrated. #Paris2024
Are lack of race radios good in cycling? Soren Waerenskjold's throws bike in anger as Olympic dream dies due to team car failing to see him
CyclingSunday, 04 August 2024 at 11:40
One of the most hotly debated topics in cycling is the use of race radios. Whilst some argue that it could make race more exciting, in the peloton most riders do not agree with this. After the Olympic Games Soren Waerenskjold of Norway is certainly one of them, as he (rightfully) burst in anger after crashing and the team car driving by him without noticing the need for a new bike.
It was an absolute nightmare situation for the 24-year old who was an outsider for the road race, crashing in the latter part of the race. He was uninjured after hitting the barriers head on but broke the forks on his bike and needed a new bike. After waiting for a few seconds his team car emerged but was completely oblivious to his rider. Because of the lack of radios Waerenskjold was unable to communicate his accident and seemingly commissaires also did not communicate the fall.
In a video shared by a spectator the Norwegian then throws his bike in anger as his own car rode past him and his chances of resuming the race in a competitive position ended. Eventually he did get a new bike, although it is unclear from who, and finished 63rd on the day, 19 minutes down on winner Remco Evenepoel.
Vegar Kulset, manager of the Norwegian's Uno-X Mobility team, resorted to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the frustration over the situation: "Søren Wærenskjold lost his brakes, crashed into the fence, broke the front fork and was overlooked by his own service car. Understandably, he was frustrated."
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