The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today announces that it has decided to suspend, with immediateeffect, the trial of disc brakes currently being carried out in road races.
This decision follows a request to do so made by the Association Internationale des Groupes CyclistesProfessionnels (AIGCP) – which represents all professional cycling teams – following the injuries suffered byMovistar Team rider Francisco Ventoso at Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix Classic. This request is supported by theCyclistes Professionnels Associés (CPA), which represents riders.
The first tests of disc brakes were carried out in August and September 2015. UCI WorldTeams were giventhe possibility to test bikes mounted with these brakes at two events of their choice. After in-depthdiscussions with stakeholders, the UCI then decided to authorise riders from all categories of professionalroad teams to use disc brakes in 2016, and to closely monitor their use during the year.
The UCI will now continue its extensive consultations on this subject by way of its Equipment Commission,which is made up of representatives of teams, riders, mechanics, fans, commissaires and the bicycleindustry – via the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) –, all the while reaffirming thatrider security has always been and will always remain its absolute priority.
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