British cyclist Tom Pidcock has raised concerns over race safety following a crash involving two of his teammates and a police motorbike traveling in the wrong direction during the Tre Valli Varesine race in Italy. The incident occurred in the ProSeries event held earlier this week, just two months after the death of Welsh cyclist Finlay Tarling in a similar traffic-related accident during the Volta a Portugal.

Pidcock, who rides for the Pinarello-Q36.5 team, described the situation as distressing and expressed frustration that such an incident could happen again so soon after Tarling's fatal crash. “A police motorbike was going the wrong way down the course and crashed into two of our guys,” Pidcock said. The two riders affected were Spanish cyclist Marcel Camprubí and London-born Thomas Gloag. Camprubí was reportedly unharmed and able to continue racing, while Gloag received stitches for a knee injury and subsequently withdrew from the race.

The crash drew attention to ongoing safety issues within professional road cycling. Tarling, a 19-year-old member of the NSN Development team, was killed in August when a vehicle entered the race course going against the peloton during the Volta a Portugal. Portuguese authorities reported no substances were involved and indicated that the absence of police presence at the location was due to it not being a prioritized checkpoint.

Similar incidents have occurred elsewhere, including at the Sauerlandrundfahrt race in Germany in September, where unauthorized vehicles entered the course during a time-trial stage. These events have sparked criticism from riders and industry figures about the adequacy of current safety protocols.

Matthew Brennan, a British rider for Visma-Lease a Bike who previously won five stages at La Vuelta, voiced disappointment in the response to Tarling’s death. “It feels the world has moved on, nothing has changed and there’s events where cars have been on the course still,” he stated.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s governing body, acknowledged safety as a key concern in its recent “Future of Road Cycling” consultation. The organisation emphasized ongoing efforts through SafeR, a body established in partnership with stakeholders to improve race safety. A UCI spokesperson noted that these initiatives will continue independently alongside broader reform discussions.

Pidcock, who won the 2026 cross-country mountain biking world championship, finished second behind Belgian rider Jarno Widar at Tre Valli Varesine and is scheduled to compete next at Il Lombardia on Saturday.