Francisco Ventoso’s (Movistar) is recovering from deep wound to his leg caused by a disc brake during a crash at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. Three days later, the Movistar rider has penned an open letter blasting the pro cycling community including international and national governing bodies, teams and riders for not taking action to prevent the use of disc brakes in the peloton.
“We always think that it’s not a problem if it doesn’t happen to ourselves,” Ventoso wrote.”We always wait for horrible things to happen in order to take measures. Sooner or later, it could happen to anybody: it’s a matter of probability, we’ve all got the same. Pro riders should take a look beyond our own belly. Others tell us what we should do, but we just can’t forget we’ve got the power to choose, and we should make a choice.”
Ventoso was behind a crash on the Quérénaing à Maing sector of pavé, around the 140km mark. According to Ventoso, he didn’t go down but merely rode up against the bike in front of him, which had disc brakes, as many riders tried to avoid crashing. He didn’t notice the deep slash on his leg until he had began riding again.
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“Shortly afterwards [after the crash], I have a glance at that leg: it doesn’t hurt, there’s not a lot of blood covering it, but I can clearly see part of the periosteum, the membrane or surface that covers my tibia,” Ventoso wrote. “I get off my bike, throw myself against the right-hand side of the road over the grass, cover my face with my hands in shock and disbelief, start to feel sick… I could only wait for my team car and the ambulance, while a lot of things come through my mind.”
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The former Spanish champion was taken to hospital with a deep wound in his leg as a result of a disc brake. In his letter, Ventoso acknowledge his gratitude for the various technological advancements that he has witnessed during his 26 years of bike racing, however, he strongly opposed the use of disc brakes in road racing. He stated issues such as problems with wheels change and neutral service, but mainly voiced his concern over the sharpness of the disc brakes calling them “giant knifes” and “machetes.”
— Laura Meseguer (@Laura_Meseguer) April 13, 2016
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