Kittel says rider safety needs same priority as anti-doping after Demoitie's death

Marcel Kittel wrote an open letter in response to the death of Antoine Demoitié

Marcel Kittel wrote an open letter in response to the death of Antoine Demoitié (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) made an impassioned plea to race organisers and the UCI to push the priority of rider safety up to the same level as anti-doping in a statement on his personal Facebook page today. The move comes in the wake of the tragic death of Antoine Demoitie in Gent-Wevelgem. The 25-year-old died as the result of injuries sustained when he was run over by a race motorcycle after crashing.

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