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World Championship Cycling: police in Geelong angered as riders break law
Police chiefs in the Australian city of Geelong have reacted angrily to the antics of some of the world's top cyclists who have been training locally for the World Championships which start on Wednesday.
By Brendan Gallagher
Published: 10:22AM BST 27 Sep 2010
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According to disgruntled local police, many are breaking the law – and endangering themselves and the public – by not stopping at red lights, and riding at more than two abreast. The circuit is still open to the public until the competition begins on Wednesday.
Geelong's top traffic policeman, Senior Sergeant Shane Coles, says if he has to, he will book and fine the offenders: "If they are detected they will be booked, it doesn't matter if they are the world champion, the law is the law and they've got to comply with it," Coles told the Geelong Advertiser newspaper.
Michael Palmer, the organising committee general manager for the International Cycling Union (UCI), admitted that some cyclists have been ignoring traffic lights and other road laws when training.
Just as he was talking to the paper while standing surveying work being carried out on the 15.9km circuit, three riders went straight through red lights.
"Stopping at red lights is something they don't spend a lot of time bothering about. Basically people out driving around Geelong need to keep a bit of an eye out. We're working with the teams to make sure they understand they've got to abide by the road rules, but there's plenty of examples ... there goes another one. We'll be talking with them to make sure they stop doing that."
World Championship Cycling: police in Geelong angered as riders break law
Police chiefs in the Australian city of Geelong have reacted angrily to the antics of some of the world's top cyclists who have been training locally for the World Championships which start on Wednesday.
By Brendan Gallagher
Published: 10:22AM BST 27 Sep 2010
Brendan's Twitter
According to disgruntled local police, many are breaking the law – and endangering themselves and the public – by not stopping at red lights, and riding at more than two abreast. The circuit is still open to the public until the competition begins on Wednesday.
Geelong's top traffic policeman, Senior Sergeant Shane Coles, says if he has to, he will book and fine the offenders: "If they are detected they will be booked, it doesn't matter if they are the world champion, the law is the law and they've got to comply with it," Coles told the Geelong Advertiser newspaper.
Michael Palmer, the organising committee general manager for the International Cycling Union (UCI), admitted that some cyclists have been ignoring traffic lights and other road laws when training.
Just as he was talking to the paper while standing surveying work being carried out on the 15.9km circuit, three riders went straight through red lights.
"Stopping at red lights is something they don't spend a lot of time bothering about. Basically people out driving around Geelong need to keep a bit of an eye out. We're working with the teams to make sure they understand they've got to abide by the road rules, but there's plenty of examples ... there goes another one. We'll be talking with them to make sure they stop doing that."
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Better not let the Daily M see this...Steve C0
