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“Why the hell am I not wearing hockey equipment?” – pro rider calls for safety gear at Tour de France (www.bikeradar.com)
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[–] LovesTha@floss.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@psud I got enough skin taken off my knee at 20kmph to make dancing at my wedding 6 weeks later sketchy.

Although that was gravel.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I reckon if the sports organisations required pro cyclists to wear protective gear it'll be more common for amateurs to also use PPE and make that stuff easier to get