Video: Peloton safety in spotlight again as moto takes out rider

Hmmmm... The moto was definitely at fault as he's supposed to yield for racers. Maybe riders should wear geek mirrors...

As a motorcyclist and  cyclist the motorcyclist could have moved more to the right to give the cyclist more room, he could have slowed down or even stopped, BUT the cyclist did suddenly swerve and if you look carefully he clipped the back of the motorbike and the motorcyclist didn't stop because he may not have felt the bump, especially with a pillion on the back. 

I ride a motorcycle providing support at sportives and sometimes its very hard predicting what the cyclist will do. Yes I can sit there for ages and do sometimes. 

As motorbike rider too that was a shocking piece of riding.

I believe the motorcyclist was at fault but not entirely. Look at the clip at about 6 / 7 seconds the cyclist swerves violently to the right after drifting. Had he not swerved the motor cyclist might just have missed him, although the motorbike was cutting it a bit fine!

Good job the cyclist was wearing a helmet or he might have singed his hair on a hot disc brake!

So can you charge the motorcyclist with hit and run for this behaviour?
Or is it not a public road durinhg race?

"..despite the pilot trying to take evasive action, he was unable to avoid hitting the 25-year-old."

Watched the video a couple of times and still can't see the plane that caused the accident.

Without question, the motorcyclists fault.

Plenty of comments saying about big and heavy and couldn't mount the central reservation otherwise it could have been worse.

Firstly, I'm a qualified motorcycle instructor and secondly having ridden Goldwings that, fully loaded, have weighed more than half a ton (1300lbs) I will say categorically that they are a LOT more manouvreable than most people could possibly imagine.

This rider could have moved over more to the right because there was no kerb and he had, at a rough guess, at least 5ft more room to move than he bothered with.

Following a cycle race you should ALWAYS expect a break from the peloton. It wouldn't be the sport we love without the breaks would it.

Plain and simple he should pass racing cyclists at no more than 5mph more than they're doing, that way it leaves plenty of time and room.

Astonishing. Here I thought those driving heavy, fast moving hunks of metal were always responsible for taking due care when overtaking more vulnerable users of the road.

As a motorcyclist and a cyclist, my view is that this is the motorcyclists fault. He's following a race so things might happen, the guy he hit was wandering away from the peloton so he should have been aware that something might happen, and then he squeezed through anyway.

If I rode like that I'd be ashamed of myself.

rule #1 for motorcyclists is "assume everyone is going to pull out, stop, veer, speed up or slow down and be ready to avoid it"

jebus,  we'll be calling for hand signals next from the peloton.

racer doing riacer type things shocker.  the moto has a due of care far greater than that of the cyclist.  its a professional race and not some poxey sportive.

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Being both cyclist and motorcyclist, I know cycles and bikes don't mix well at cycle speeds. I think they're a necessary evil, though, and cyclist awareness and rider training should probably be enhanced.

OK - I get the point about motorbikes being a handfull when carrying a passenger at slow speeds - but why not use a trike or a quad bike? No stability issues and still able to squeeze through when cars cannot.

Looks 50/50 to me - no shoulder check (he was looking the other way I think) from one, and from the other, passing the peloton too quickly and failure to identify the hazard fast enough. The moto rider assumed that the other guy heard him coming and assumed he would take evasive action I think.

Oh, and shouldn't the traditionalists be worrying about getting injured on the disc brakes on the motor?

No sign of a brake light coming on at all, I would have thought the motorbike rider would have braked after hitting the cyclist at least, but it just looks like a hit and run as he carries on at speed... definately looks like there should be more training. The cyclist should also probably have checked over his shoulder knowing that motorbikes and support cars might be weaving through the peleton in the empty areas of road, though that doesn't excuse the lack of braking by the motorbike rider.

Clueless. Awful anticipation and race awareness. 20 odd miles out, nice bit of open, straight road - there's likely to be plenty of movement around the edges of the peloton as riders start to make or join a break.

From a race perspective, it does look like the motorbike rider accellerated too early and was moving too quickly relative to the peloton to be able to react to anyone moving out. Move up even a few seconds later, he could have happily crossed the rumble strip into the hard shoulder where none of the riders would ever be. Doh.

Putting aside my daft comment about disc brakes, I reckon motorcycles do three things for the peloton (order of importance). First, film it so the sponsors make money and the riders get paid and we get entertained. Second, perhaps controversially second, carry medical staff. Third, carry technical support.

Being both cyclist and motorcyclist, I know cycles and bikes don't mix well at cycle speeds. I think they're a necessary evil, though, and cyclist awareness and rider training should probably be enhanced.

Think he had no choice but to do what he did - motorcyle brakes aren't that good - particularly on a loaded tourer with a pillion. If he'd tried to take to the central reservation there might have been a bigger accident if he'd subsequently lost control and crashed into the peloton.

It is supposed to be riders with theit race heads on! BRAKES would have stopped this mr Moto! Words fail me.

The moto rider didn't even try to slow down...

Motorbikes have disc brakes!

Unable to avoid hitting the cyclist? Perhaps if he tried the brakes rather than trying to squeeze through.

Also, all and sundry have been commenting about yhe risk of disc brakes, but no one has yet called for restriction on these motorbikes which seem to be causing real incidents rather than hypothetical ones.