Pro rider quick to slam Bora for "out of order" bikes
Cian Uijtdebroeks didn't hold back with his assessment of where his Chrono des Nations time trial went wrong yesterday, calling out his team Bora-Hansgrohe for repeat mechanicals and issues with his Specialized TT bike.
"After ten kilometres my shifter came loose and I was immediately allowed to change bikes," he explained. "And that spare bike turned out to be completely out of order. Then you can still ride as fast as you want, but that's not cool. I came here to learn. Then it would be nice if my bikes were in order.
"Riders like Evenepoel and Ayuso have a CDA of 1.5. I'm at 1.9 to 2.0. I just lose minutes with that. The planning for this winter has yet to be drawn up. But it seems obvious to me that there is work waiting for the team. It would be stupid if we didn't." Uijtdebroeks is of course far from the first rider to blame equipment issues for disappointing performances, Chris Froome this summer saying he had beenWe’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99.
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