Crashes in the Tour de France

A follow up to questions on the Tour de France. I’ve been watching the Tour de France with various family members whose knowledge of the Tour ranges from the very limited to the non-existent. If you’re watching a sport like rugby – it can be frustrating to get asked questions right in the middle of the action, but with the tour, there’s at least usually plenty of time. Why are there so Many Crashes? There are frequently crashes in the tour. You have 180 riders jostling for position and riders close behind each other. A slight lapse of concentration and you can touch wheels and bring each other down. However, this year, there has been one of the highest rates of crashes ever due to: Riding on small narrow roads where there is greater competition for places. Some unfortunate accidents between vehicles and riders with either vehicles or riders taking down riders. Also spectators getting in the way. Rain. Obviously when it is wet, you are more likely to come down. Very competitive race. Without any time trial to give favourites a solid advantage, there have been many people fighting for top spot, this means there are more people fighting [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/crashes-in-the-tour-de-france/

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