British Cycling follows UCI’s lead and scraps junior gears The Dutch and Belgian cycling federations, however, have opted to retain the restrictions, due to fears that junior riders will be “overloaded” cycling
Anyone who has ever raced as a junior, especially against older opposition, will know the feeling of helplessness as the group drifts away on a long, fast section while you fruitlessly spin that 52x14 into oblivion. But from today, teenage racers across Britain can breathe a sigh of relief – or at least close that pesky gap a bit quicker – as British Cycling has removed all gear restrictions for juniors taking part in road and circuit races.
The long-held and rather arcane gearing restrictions, put in place to cap the speed of junior races as well as preventing growing teenagers from potentially blowing up their knees by churning a massive gear in the style of Bert Grabsch, were scrapped by the UCI in awas “based on the limited availability of equipment needed for Junior gearing in addition to medical evidence that no longer supports the current restrictions”.
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