A concussion, face and hand fractures, and a terrifying bloody outcome was the state that
Stefan Küng finished the
European Championships time-trial event. This was because he crashed against barriers at high speed after looking down on his handlebars for a long period of time. However, he blames the current UCI rules for the incident.
"The UCI should tackle the problem. You can't tell a rider to just put his head up. Every rider will always do what can make him fastest," Küng said in an interview with Radsport-News. "The UCI must create better conditions. The conditions must be such that the sport can take place safely at the level at which it now takes place. The aerodynamic positions are becoming more and more extreme, which you as a driver are also very sensitive to. You say to yourself: if you can, put your head down. On the way back to Emmen you could do that and go all out."