However, the risk of contamination can be circumvented. Also in the Tour de France. The solution is obvious. “The crux of the matter is to ensure that the entire peloton is tested every day, so that everyone is corona-free. That way you can cycle safely.”
The problem should not be that it takes time, patience and also money, says Blocken. “At some point, the remedy shouldn’t be worse than the ailment. I think not starting cycling competitions has so many detrimental consequences for teams, riders and sponsors that those costs for daily testing are only a fraction. A small effort to to compete again. “
German football
It can not be ruled out that someone nevertheless becomes infected. “Then you can do the same as in German football: you take that person out of the peloton. But just let the riders do their work. And when they get off their bikes, observe all safety measures: so one and a half meters away and disinfecting bicycles and, you name it, everything that goes on in a peloton. “
The fact that the number of infections has fallen considerably compared to two months ago does help. “It is much safer now. The chance that there is someone who is infected in a group with which you are going to cycle has become much smaller. I think that the relevance of my research has become a lot less”, Blocken laughs. “And I am very happy about that in this case.”
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