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His death prompted his team doctor to call for the wearing of helmets to become law - as it
currently is in Belgium.
Doctor Jean-Jacques Menuet claimed that wearing a helmet would almost certainly have saved
Kivilev's life.
"The injury Andrei sustained to his skull is located at a point that would have been protected by a
helmet," said Meunet, who called for the authorities to bring in stiffer measures.
"Riders are free to wear a helmet or not, even though as doctors we would all like to see it become
obligatory."
However Fignon defended riders' rights not to wear helmets.
"We can't blame anything except for bad luck," said Fignon, a former cycling prodigy who twice won
the Tour de France. Fignon was among the leaders of a protest against the obligatory wearing of
helmets at the Paris-Nice in 1991.
He added: "If you land on your forehead, a helmet is still not going to protect you. It doesn't
change a thing."
This is exactly the attitude that keeps the UCI from making changes and keeping the riders safe. The
never is any 100% guarantee that a helmet will save your life, but it's stupid not to take advantage
of technology to increase your chances of survival. I guess Fignon knows a lot more about head trama
than emergency doctors do.
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currently is in Belgium.
Doctor Jean-Jacques Menuet claimed that wearing a helmet would almost certainly have saved
Kivilev's life.
"The injury Andrei sustained to his skull is located at a point that would have been protected by a
helmet," said Meunet, who called for the authorities to bring in stiffer measures.
"Riders are free to wear a helmet or not, even though as doctors we would all like to see it become
obligatory."
However Fignon defended riders' rights not to wear helmets.
"We can't blame anything except for bad luck," said Fignon, a former cycling prodigy who twice won
the Tour de France. Fignon was among the leaders of a protest against the obligatory wearing of
helmets at the Paris-Nice in 1991.
He added: "If you land on your forehead, a helmet is still not going to protect you. It doesn't
change a thing."
This is exactly the attitude that keeps the UCI from making changes and keeping the riders safe. The
never is any 100% guarantee that a helmet will save your life, but it's stupid not to take advantage
of technology to increase your chances of survival. I guess Fignon knows a lot more about head trama
than emergency doctors do.
OMC