Photo: Chris Catchpole
Cycling legend Eddy Merckx believes that having disc brakes in the professional peloton is 'irresponsible' and 'life-threatening' in the wake injuries reportedly caused by them at Paris-Roubaix.
Movistar's Fran Ventoso suffered a deep cut to his lower left leg in the cobbled Classic on May 10, which he said was caused by one of the 16 disc brake-equipped bikes in the peloton.
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