Riders in great distress as the temperatures reach extraordinary heights; Doha has not been a good choice for the Worlds.

In the first item below Norwegian 17-year-old Iver Knotten can be seen on the ground in great distress after lining out in the junior road race at the World Championships today.

But while the clip of him is perhaps the worst of this collection, every single one of these scenes appears to have been brought about by the heat.

As Luke Rowe’s Tweet reveals; it reached 47.9 °C at one point. That’s far, far too hot for the kind of long hard races at the Worlds.



And there have also been more than a couple of safety bloopers with vehicles.

The distressing damage

Fuertes imágenes las registradas hoy durante la prueba en línea Junior masculina #UCIDoha2016 pic.twitter.com/mdScuaFPBQ — Zona Cycling (@zonacycling) October 14, 2016

So @UCI_cycling this is how you want to promote a beautiful sport as cycling to the World ? Shame on you. #UCIDoha2016 pic.twitter.com/bPKVCzQdor — cyclingnieuws (@cyclingnieuws1) October 14, 2016

Did this bicycle rider accidentally get into a car race, or is this a bike race..? ????????? ?#UCIDoha2016 pic.twitter.com/NAzWV7Xvqz — CyclingHub (@CyclingHubTV) October 13, 2016



