Are Pro Cycling Races Too Dangerous?

June 23, 2023

Crashes are a real and unfortunate part of bike racing. And while bike racing is an inherently dangerous sport and one that has, since its inception, featured crashes, injuries, and sometimes death, relatively little has been done to further protect riders from these incidents.

Though helmet technology has come a long way in the few decades since head protection became required in bike racing, the helmet is still the only means to protect bike racers from traumatic injury. Bicycling