Cyclist Avoids Two Cars by Centimeters During Time Trial, Just Weeks After Another Death

Only weeks after the tragic death of Finlay Tarling at the Tour of Portugal, cycling came close to another needless fatality. Louis Leidert experienced a dangerous moment while competing in the time trial at the Sauerlandrundfahrt.

During the race's first stage, Leidert had to avoid two cars. The maneuver came within centimeters of another tragedy, according to the report.

This time, the situation ended without even a scratch. But the narrow escape has brought the issue of race security back into sharp focus, following Tarling's death less than a month earlier.