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Paul Norman

Adam Hansen plans to use lasers to keep race motos at bay

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM OCTOBER 18 Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck QuickStep World Champion Jersey Crash Motorbike during the 104th Tour of Flanders 2020 Ronde van Vlaanderen Men Elite a 2433km race from Antwerpen to Oudenaarde RVV20 FlandersClassic on October 18 2020 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

As head of the CPA (Cyclistes Professionnels Associés) professional riders’ union, retired pro Adam Hansen has been vocal in demanding additional safety measures for riders in races. 

He’s also now taking aim at the motos which accompany races and has just tweeted (X-ed?) that he has purchased a laser distance sensor for around £100 from a Czech website, with the aim of developing a device to provide distance information to the moto driver and keep motos further ahead of riders.

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