Riders call for musette ban: '99% of the time there are crashes'

The topic of motorbikes has also reared its head once again, with riders alleging that they are influencing races.

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A new racing season may be upon us with kit fresh, ambitions renewed and new heroes about to come to the fore, but one thing hasn’t changed: riders are still furious with several aspects of race safety.

The topic has been a constant one in the past few years, more so since the horrendous accident suffered by Fabio Jakobsen at the Tour of Poland in 2020.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.

Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.