SAPPORO, Mar 13 (News On Japan) –
The Tour de Hokkaido, a highway bicycle race that skilled a tragic accident ensuing within the dying of a participant final yr, has formally determined to cancel this yr’s occasion.
In September of final yr, Kotaro Igarashi, a 21-year-old senior at Chuo University taking part within the Tour de Hokkaido, died after colliding with a passenger automotive within the reverse lane. Since then, discussions on security measures, together with safety points, have continued inside a third-party security evaluate committee.
Due to the shortage of a finalized security plan, the Tour de Hokkaido Association, which organizes the race, formally determined to cancel this yr’s occasion throughout a board assembly held on March 12.
Regarding future occasions, the affiliation has acknowledged that they’ll proceed with particular plans after the outcomes of the continued security evaluate committee can be found.
Source: ANN