‘It’s unacceptable that our safety keeps being compromised ‘for the shot” – Two riders almost run over by driver of media vehicle at Mid South gravel

The organisers of The Mid South gravel race have apologised after Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Paige Onweller were almost struck by a the driver of a race vehicle on Friday, with Gómez Villafañe asserting that “it’s unacceptable that our safety keeps being compromised ‘for the shot’.”

In an extraordinary incident captured on camera by a spectator, an off-road buggy, which was carrying media personnel capturing photos and footage from inside the race, almost drove into both riders in turn.