Ventoso: Disc brakes should NEVER have arrived in the peloton

Movistar's Fran Ventoso writes an open letter regarding the leg injury he suffered at Paris-Roubaix, which he claims was caused by disc brakes

Fran Ventoso at Paris-Roubaix (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Movistar rider Fran Ventoso has written an open letter on the dangers of disc brakes in the professional peloton, claiming an injury he suffered at Paris-Roubaix was caused by one of the 16 disc bikes in the race.

The 33-year-old suffered injuries to his lower left leg which required surgery on Monday, although Lampre-Merida team manager Brent Copeland - whose team were riding disc brakes - wasn't convinced that landing on a disc brake caused the injury.

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