Eneco Tour organisers defend use of crash barriers despite rider criticism

Rob Discart tells Cycling Weekly that crashes are caused by "riders not paying enough attention", but concedes that the barriers used in the race aren't ideal

Team Sky's Bernie Eisel after stage two of this year's Eneco Tour. He has criticised "lame excuses" from the race organisers (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

The organiser of the Eneco Tour has defended the use of a type of crowd barrier that has drawn criticism from riders at the race this week.

The barriers, which have protruding metal feet, where described by Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) as "dangerous", while Team Sky's Bernie Eisel called the organiser's reasoning "just ridiculous".

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Richard Abraham is an award-winning writer, based in New Zealand. He has reported from major sporting events including the Tour de France and Olympic Games, and is also a part-time travel guide who has delivered luxury cycle tours and events across Europe. In 2019 he was awarded Writer of the Year at the PPA Awards.