Despite the UCI’s disc brake trial continuing into a second season, there is still plenty of nervousness among the pros about the possible dangers of the new technology. And this nervousness was certainly shown in the response to this photo of Andre Cardoso’s close-call at the Tour de San Luis.
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Posted on Twitter by fellow Cannondale rider Alex Howes, the photo shows a nasty injury on the inside of Cardoso’s thigh where he had got tangled up with a chainring in a crash. However despite there being no disc brakes involved in the crash, a number of pro riders picked up on the photo as highlighting the possible dangers of disc brakes during mass pile-ups.
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