“When lives are at stake, we should be more cautious” - Pinarello rider hits back after being hit by police motorbilke at Tre Valli Varesine

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Marcel Camprubí has explained how he experienced the crash caused by a police motorcycle during the race descent. The Spanish rider was travelling at around 70 km/h alongside several teammates when the group came face to face with the motorcycle at a roundabout open to traffic during the Tre Valli Varesine.
The roundabout’s layout allowed some riders to pass on one side and others on the opposite side, but not everyone had time to avoid the obstacle. Camprubí and his teammate Thomas Gloag ended up hitting the motorcycle in an incident that, as the rider himself acknowledges, could have had much more serious consequences.
The Spaniard explained that the impact affected the riders involved differently. Thomas hit the motorcycle hard with his body, while Camprubí made contact mainly with his bicycle. Despite the severity of the crash, both riders were able to continue without being taken to hospital.
The following day, Camprubí said he was in good condition, although he was suffering from some physical discomfort. His neck and upper body were sore, but the rider made clear that the incident had gone far beyond the physical consequences of the crash.

“When lives are at stake, we should be a little more cautious”

“We were travelling at around 70 km/h on a descent and reached an open roundabout where you could choose which side to take. Then we saw a motorcycle coming towards us,” Camprubí explained as he recalled the moments before the crash to Eurosport. The peloton reacted immediately, with each rider trying to find a different way out to avoid the collision.
“Some riders were able to go right and others left, but Thomas and I hit the motorcycle,” the Spaniard said after Thursday’s Gran Piemonte. Camprubí explained that Thomas Gloag “hit it quite hard with his body”, while his own impact was “more with the bicycle”. In his view, that difference ultimately proved decisive in preventing more serious consequences.
A day later, the rider said he felt well despite the discomfort: “I think I was very lucky. My neck is a little sore, as is the upper part of my body.” However, he admitted that the incident had left him more frustrated than physically hurt. “It is always frustrating when these things keep happening and nothing really changes. It is more the mental aspect,” he said.
Camprubí also confirmed that they had still received no explanation for how the motorcycle ended up travelling in the opposite direction to the race route. The team was working with the organisers and police to establish what had happened. “We are waiting for the facts and the answers,” he explained before delivering a firm warning about race safety: “Everyone can make mistakes, but when lives are at stake, I think we should be a little more cautious.”
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