BMC Racing Team general manager Jim Ochowicz sent an open letter to the Union Cycliste Internationale in order to ask some regulations to manage safety in the peloton. Last month, some riders were forced to abandon the Vuelta a Espana after separate incidents involving race motos.

"It's not really my role to have that contact over these subjects," Ochowicz told Cyclingnews. "It's my right to have a voice and my opinion about how I see safety issues being handled. So I've voiced those opinions and now it's up to the people that actually have the power to make change to step forward and show some courage. Those are the people within the management committee of the UCI, the road commission, the pro cycling council and the UCI themselves to change the regulations."

The UCI responded to both teams' complaints. The international instance would look at the issue in the offseason with hopes of implementing possible changes next year.

BMC is one of the WorldTour team who has suffered multiple incidents over the past two seasons. Taylor Phinney crashed during the US national championships because of an official moto obstructed his path on a descent. In 2015, Peter Stetina was also injured during the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. He crashed a poorly marked set of traffic bollards.

"I'm in the car a lot of the times and I see things and I'm shocked at what's going on in the peloton. I don't know how many officials that make these rules actually get in the cars and take a look at it. I could give them first-hand experience if they want it. But it's up to them to ask. I've made my points", he added. 

"It's the WorldTour calendar where we're faced with a peloton of 200 riders. The roads don't accommodate 200 riders, and not everybody has got he same skillset either. So there's a lot of considerations to put on the table, and it needs some serious consideration at the level where they can make changes. I can't make change personally. I don't have the authority to do that. I can only voice an opinion. It's a major issue," he said. "I think anybody who's been watching cycling in 2015 would have to admit that it’s a serious issue."

"Now it's in an every-race occurrence practically," he said. "It's not fair to the riders. It's not fair to the teams. It's not fair to the sport."