Giro 2022 - Stage 9: Isernia – Blockhaus 189 km ***Spoilers***

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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Apparently he’s now saying it wasn’t down to disc brakes. I don’t know why as cycling news won’t let me read the full news item.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 1,977
    edited May 2022
    Copied out there relevant bit from Cycling Weekly

    "We’re in close contact with the team and it appears a significant impact broke a spoke requiring a wheel change," Chris Wehan, category leader for Roval, told Cyclingnews. "The broken spoke was on the drive side, brake heat is not an issue and was not involved.”

    Roval is a subsidiary of Specialized who also equip the German-based WorldTour team with their bikes, for most stages in the shape of the Tarmac SL7, as well as its shoes and helmets. It too was quick to dismiss Kelderman’s claims.

    "The team confirmed he had hit something," said Kelly Henningsen, global PR and media relations leader at Specialized.

    Interestingly, Wehan went on to explain that the broken spoke is by design, with the Roval wheels deliberately deflecting the force of an impact away from the rim, helping to maintain its structural integrity. Certainly, a broken spoke is a far safer ‘fail’ than a broken rim."

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