jpembroke
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1.3.025 Disc brakes are forbidden in cyclo-cross training and competition.
No explanation. That's it! That's all I can find in the UCI's documents. I have trawled the internet and found nothing at all to explain UCI's position on disc brakes. It seems from various sources that the UCI haven't actually banned disc brakes; it's just that they haven't got round to sanctioning them yet e.g. http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=170.
Velonews adds the following: The UCI, slapping Cannondale’s hand, already banned disc brakes for cyclocross, stating that it was a performance advantage. but I can't find anything from the UCI to support this statement. In short, there is nothing from the UCI as to why they haven't sanctioned the use of disks in 'cross so we are just speculating.
No explanation. That's it! That's all I can find in the UCI's documents. I have trawled the internet and found nothing at all to explain UCI's position on disc brakes. It seems from various sources that the UCI haven't actually banned disc brakes; it's just that they haven't got round to sanctioning them yet e.g. http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/news-article.php?ID=170.
Velonews adds the following: The UCI, slapping Cannondale’s hand, already banned disc brakes for cyclocross, stating that it was a performance advantage. but I can't find anything from the UCI to support this statement. In short, there is nothing from the UCI as to why they haven't sanctioned the use of disks in 'cross so we are just speculating.
