Cycling: According to a report by the online portal Bike-eu.com , the UCI will allow the use of disc brakes in licensed road racing from 2016. This should mean that professional cyclists will also be able to benefit from the new brakes.
An advertisement by the Japanese component manufacturer Shimano, in which some well-known professionals look enviously at the in-house hydraulic road bike disc brake, would then be obsolete.
Jeroen Snijders Blok (COO Accell Group), member of the Board of Directors of the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), confirmed to the portal that there were positive signals from the UCI for this development. However, he also noted that the World Cycling Federation has yet to assess the risks of using disc brakes. As an example, Snijders Blok cites a fall at a speed of around 80 kilometers per hour.
Based on the audits, a rule change is unlikely for the upcoming season. The 2016 season seems more probable. "That means it will take until 2016 ," said Snijders Blok. "At least, that's what I expect." The WFSGI anticipates increased sales figures as a result of the rule changes.