The recent tragic death of Gino Mäder in a crash at the Tour de Suisse has helped prompt additional safety measures at the Tour de France, with CPA (Cyclistes Professionnels Associés) riders' association president Adam Hansen among those leading the charge.
Hansen has been highlighting potential dangers on the course and relaying the concerns to the organisers ASO, who are in charge of selecting the Tour de France route. The result has been a notable increase in the use of pads in potential danger areas of descents, in particular the two downhill finishes of the Tour on stage 14 and stage 17.
