RIDERS PROTEST TO SUPPORT VAN IMPE

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The riders staged a brief protest at the start of today?s final stage of Paris-Nice to show support for the Belgian rider Kevin Van Impe, who was visited by the dope testers while he was at the crematorium making funeral arrangements for his baby.

Quick Step rider Van Impe?s son, Jayden, was born prematurely and died a few hours after birth.

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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist, editor of Pro Cycling and previous deputy editor of Cycle Sport. As well as contributing to Cycling Weekly, he has also written for the likes of the New York Times. His book, The Race Against Time, saw him shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards. A self-confessed 'fair weather cyclist', Pickering also enjoys running.