‘I decided to race on’ – Arnaud De Lie on why he stayed in the Etoile de Bessèges despite cars on the road

Arnaud De Lie defended his decision to remain in the Étoile de Bessèges despite concerns about safety cars on the road and the decision by some of the biggest WorldTour team to quit the race.   

Soudal-QuickStep, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, EF Education-EasyPost, Ineos Grenadiers and Uno-X Mobility all refused to race on during stage 3 on Friday.