McEwen wants more protection

Robbie McEwen (Predictor Lotto)

Robbie McEwen (Predictor Lotto) (Image credit: Régis Garnier)

Robbie McEwen will once again ask for more protection for the sprinters from preventable accidents. He almost crashed in yesterday's Paris-Tours, unclipping his foot close to the line and bumping into Oscar Freire. Both being skilled sprinters, they stayed upright, but it wasn't a technical malfunction that caused the Australian to unclip his foot in an untimely moment.

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