Although disc brakes were allowed in 2016, Tom Boonen opted against using them this season. In Paris-Roubaix, he rode a rim-brake Specialized Roubaix SL4 to a heart breaking second behind Mat Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge).
Following that race, the UCI stopped the disc brake 'experiment' after Fran Ventoso (Movistar) suffered a deep gash to his leg that he blamed on a disc brake rotor.
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Now that disc brakes are back in the peloton for 2017, Specialized has made a Venge disc machine just for Boonen. The Quick-Step team posted photos of it on Twitter today.
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.@tomboonen1's @iamspecialized Venge Disc is a piece of art and we just love it! [HASHTAG]#roval[/HASHTAG] [HASHTAG]#BringOn2017[/HASHTAG] Photo: @BrakeThrough pic.twitter.com/MIcz74yDQS
— Quick-Step Cycling (@quickstepteam) December 21, 2016[/INDENT]
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