A body representing the bicycle industry has issued a statement rejecting claims that disc brakes are dangerous and should not, in their current form, be permitted for use in professional cycling.
The WFSGI – World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry – has waded into the debate following Owain Doull’s claim that Marcel Kittel’s disc brake sliced into his shoe during a crash at last week’s Abu Dhabi Tour. "My shoe was cut to pieces. That's definitely a disc brake that has done that," Doull told Cyclingnews after the incident.
Doull's account has been disputed by the WFSGI, which issued its statement in its capacity as a representative of bicycle and component manufacturers.
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"The investigation into the accident of Owain Doull is still ongoing and the available material is being studied carefully," the statement read. "After the first material and image investigations, we can say that a disk brake accident can, most likely, be excluded."
The statement does not specify which materials were studied to reach this preliminary conclusion on the Doull incident.
The body also said that it had commissioned Swiss forensic analyst Ulrich Zollinger to study the injury sustained by Francisco Ventoso during last year’s Paris-Roubaix, and linked to his report in its statement. Zollinger stated that the Ventoso’s injury "could not be reasonably explained" and concluded that "every sharp part of a bicycle poses a certain risk of injury."
The WFSGI statement voiced support for the UCI's working group on disc brakes, which includes representatives from bike manufacturers, riders' association the CPA and teams' association the AIGCP.
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