Degenkolb ditches 1x drivetrain for E3 BinckBank Classic
Mec🃏hanic says wider range 🀅of gears needed, Pedersen still on 1x
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:John Degenkolb has ditched SRAM's 1x drivetrain and returned to a standard double chainring crankset for the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:E3 BinckBank Classic.
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trek-Segafredo rider suffered a mechanical on the descent of the Poggio at Milan-San Remo last Saturday, and bashed his bike in frustration as the f🍷ront of the race escaped hi💙m.
The problem was an apparent dropped chain, an issue that has been linked with 1x systems in the past, notably when the 168澳洲5最🥀新开奖结果:Aqua Blue Sport first introduced them to the professional peloton in 2018.
On Friday morning, Degenkolb lined up for E3-Harelbeke in Belgium with SRAM's RED 🌠e-Tap AXS groupset, with a standard double chainring crankset.
Trek-Segafr🎐edo denied the switch indicated Degenkolb was unhappy with the 1x drivetrain.
"He needs a wider range of gears to handle the climbs here," a mechanic told Cyclingnews. "At Milan-San Remo y𓂃ou don't need two chainrings, but here you have steep climbs like the Paterberg."
However, Degenkolb's teammate Mads Pedersen was still using the SRAM 1x groupset after switching to 🎉the set-up at the start of the season.
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The Dꦕane finished on the podium of the Tour of Flanders last year and, along with Degenkolb and Stuyven, is one of Trek-Segafredo's three leaders for the cobbled Classics.
Both Degenkolb and Ped𝓡ersen have custom dark red pꦜaint finishes for their Trek Madone framesets.
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