Cycling body mulls slowing bikes to make road racing safer

Cycling body mulls slowing bikes to make road racing safer

The head of cycling's governing body said it is wrestling with the idea of reducing the maximum power riders can generate to make road racing safer. A string of accidents, particularly downhill, have led some riders and organisers to call for a reduction in the speeds reached during races. One…

Cycling mulls slowing bikes to make road racing safer

The head of cycling's governing body said it is wrestling with the idea of reducing the maximum power riders can generate to make road racing safer.

Test to limit transmission ratios is scheduled for the end of this year The head of the global cycling regulatory body said he is debating the idea of reducing the maximum power that cyclists can generate to make road races safer. A series of accidents, mainly on descents, led some cyclists and organizers to ask for a reduction in the speeds achieved during the races.

"In general, reducing speed is somewhat contrary to the ethics of bicycle racing."

Slow and steady wins the race, but in cycling, as in all sports, speed is the first and last goal. In cycling today, we go very fast: young people eager to assert themselves who put themselves in......

Cycling body considers making bikes slower in road races to tackle rising accident rates

PARIS, April 19 — The head of cycling’s governing body said it is wrestling with the idea of reducing the maximum power riders can generate to make road racing safer. A string of accidents, particularly downhill, have led some riders and organisers to call for a reduction in the speeds reached during races. One solution is limiting gear ratios and the International Cycling Union (UCI) is weighing that option, president David Lappartient told Fre…