UCI to clamp down on extreme brake lever position

The angle of riders’ brake levers will be closely monitored from next season

Pello Bilbao
(Image credit: Getty Images)

The UCI has announced plans to clamp down on riders turning in their handlebar hoods from 2024. 

In recent years, many riders have tilted their hoods inwards, forcing them to narrow their body’s frontal area and creating a more aerodynamic position. However, when taken to the extreme the change can make it more difficult to grip the hoods and some in the peloton have called the trick “stupid” and “dangerous”. 

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