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'Serious incidents continue to occur' – CPA Women calls for 'substantial review' of SafeR after Urška Žigart's crash at Tour de Suisse

SONDRIO, ITALY - JUNE 17: Urska Zigart of Slovenia and Team AG Insurance - Soudal crosses the finish line during the 10th Tour de Suisse Women 2026, Stage 1 a 109.3km stage from Sondrio to Sondrio / #UCIWWT / on June 17, 2026 in Sondrio, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Rider union the CPA Women has called for a "substantial review" of the UCI's road race safety initiative, SafeR, after an incident in the final kilometres of stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse Women that saw Urška Žigart (AG Insurance-Soudal) break her jaw.

Several riders crashed going over a bump in the road within the final kilometre of Thursday's stage, facing the uneven road surface at high speed. Žigart went down the hardest, suffering a fractured jaw and an overnight stay in hospital.

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