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Pascal Chanteur of the professional riders union described the additional provisions as "the least worst option" and urged reconsideration of race timings.
"When the temperature goes over 40 degrees, the government takes measures to protect the public," Chanteur said.
"The riders are in the population, they're working outside, exposed to the conditions. We can no longer race in conditions like this."
He called for changing race start times from June to September to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change, emphasizing that "the priority is the health of the athletes."
Team managers remain divided. Jonathan Vaughters of EF Education-EasyPost said the heat "will change racing.
Some riders will deal well with it, some won't. Some teams won't too."
Richard Plugge raised concerns about fans waiting hours in scorching heat but cautioned against altering traditional afternoon broadcast schedules.
"People watch it at four or five in the afternoon, as they finish work, after school.
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If it starts at nine in the morning, they can't do that," Plugge stated.
