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Adam Becket

'Comprehensive rider tracking' to be introduced at Tour de Suisse to alert officials of crashes

The peloton at the Tour de Suisse Women in 2024.

All bikes and vehicles are to be equipped with GPS trackers at the men's and women's Tour de Suisse this month, in a bid to improve rider safety.

It comes after two high-profile crashes and deaths at bike races in Switzerland - Gino Mäder at the Tour de Suisse in 2023 and Muriel Furrer during the junior women's road race at the World Championships in Zürich in September last year.

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