Cycling chiefs criticised for response to Fin Tarling’s death: ‘This simply cannot happen’

Richard Plugge criticises UCI for its lack of action‘Riders must be certain they can race on a safe course’Richard Plugge, the manager of the two-time Tour de France winner, Jonas Vingegaard, has criticised cycling’s governing body, the UCI, for a lack of action following the death of the teenage rider Fin Tarling 10 days ago and said cycling’s leading teams should take responsibility for ensuring safety in races.“Neither UCI president David Lappartient, nor anyone else, stands up and says: ‘Wait a minute, we really need to think about how we are going to prevent this from happening in the future,’” Plugge, the manager of the Vingegaard-led Visma-Lease a bike team, told the cycling website WielerFlits. Continue reading...