David Millar calls for investigations to determine cause of motorbike incidents

The former pro had already spoken out about rider safety, something he talked about again following the tragic death of Antoine Demoitié

Former pro David Millar is standing for president of the CPA

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Former Garmin-Sharp rider David Millar believes the UCI need to work hard to crack down on motorbike incidents following the death of Antoine Demoitié after an collision at Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday, but says it's hard to pinpoint why so many of these accidents are occuring.

Demoitié was involved in a crash with other riders and a race motorbike on Easter Sunday and later died in hospital in Lille, France.

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