Kelderman blames disc brakes after losing 10 minutes at Giro d'Italia
Dutchman says overheated rotors caused s♒pokes to collapse on Lanciano desce🔜nt

Having started the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d'Italia so strongly, Wilco Kelderman's GC challenge came undone on stage 9, with the Dutchman attributing part of the blame to disc brakes, reigniting the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:disc brakes vs rim brakes debate once again.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kelderman, who placed fifth and seventh on the opening two stages in Hungary, lost conܫtact with the main bunch ahead of the final climb of the Blockhaus, where he went on to lose more than 10 minutes.
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bora-Hansgrohe rider struggled up the steep 13.6km climb and would later cite back pain as a cause f✃or his sಌtruggles, but it was a mechanical problem that had put him on the back foot before the climb had even begun.
Kelderman had to stop twice on the descent from the Passo Lanciano, changing his bike on both occasions. He apparently suffered a broken spoke, which he claimed was caused by hi🐟s disc brakes becoming overheated.
"On the descent of the penultimate climb I broke a spoke from my wheel. I think ꦓthe di🌠sc brakes get very hot and those spokes then get warm," Kelderman explained to Dutch outlet .
"They just collapsed because of the pressure, becauꦑse it was a very fast descent."
Disc rotors increase in temperature under heavy braking and, although they are designed so as not to overheat, it has been cited as a problem by those reluctant to adopt the new technology, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:such as Chris Froome.
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Kelderman was already well down on the bunch when the climb up the Blockhaus began, and he largely had to fend for himself while the rest of the ove♚rall c🙈ontenders followed the Ineos Grenadiers train.
"I had to change⭕ bikes twice and then I was already exhausted before the climb started. Then I knew it wasn't going to work 🅷anymore," he said. "I also had some back pain, so it wasn't my day. It just sucks."
Kelderman now finds himself out of contention for the overall title, although his teammate Jai Hindley – who joined him on the final Giro p🌄odium in 2020 after a contentious penultimate stage when both rode for DSM – went on to win the stage.
Kelderman, whose preparations for the Giro were hampered by a heavy cra�♛�sh and concussion at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, will now turn his attention to stage wins.
"Physically it's okay now, but I do have some pains. It was a short time to get back. The first stages went well, then people quickly thওink I'm okay, but now it's just beginning.
"I'm happy that Jai won and that the team 𝔍is in good shape. The Giro is not over yet. Maybe I can still go for a stage win. The preparation was just not good. You hope it's good enough, but you know it's going to be hard. That's too bad. It is also a fair sport."
Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Edito🐟r.