Belgian riders slam decision to race U23 time trial in 'dangerous' conditions at Yorkshire World Championships

Torrential rain saw a number of riders crash in giant puddles on the course from Ripon to Harrogate

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The UCI race organisers should have stopped its World Championships race for the men's under 23 time trial today from Ripon to Harrogate, say riders who braved the rain-soaked course.

Heavy downpours in Yorkshire flooded the roads, where Dane Mikkel Bjerg won his third title. His team-mate Johan Price-Pejtersen and many others hit the deck as they tried to navigate the pools of water which blanketed the 30.3-kilometre course.

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