Jonathan Vaughters didn't mince his words on social media. Photo: EF Pro Cycling
On social networks, Jonathan Vaughters made headlines again by attacking Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, after his comments made on the safety of riders during the annual meeting of the AIOCC.
Jonathan Vaughtersthe team manager EF Education-EasyPostis furious. He reacted strongly to the comments of Christian Prudhommeheld at the meeting of theAIOCCabout the safety of runners. “Beyond the behavior of the athletes and the work of the organizers, it is absolutely necessary to reduce the speed by appropriate measures: the runners are going too fast”declared the director of Tour de France. Words that did not please at all Vaughters.
Jonathan Vaughters directly attacks Christian Prudhomme
On Jonathan Vaughters first responded ironically with the #MakeRacingSlowAgain (Make the run slow again, in rough translation). Before adding: “It is absolutely infuriating to me to see how these big rich people, who have never raced a child's tricycle, and who make tens of millions of profits on the backs of others, squarely blame the problems of cycling safety on cyclists”.
He continued: “They are very competitive athletes. They are programmed to take life-threatening risks. Just like F1 drivers. And like in F1, the solution is to create a safer environment around them. Because they will always push the limits.”
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