Following my original ‘Post’ on 12 April 2017 and after a lot of feedback from across the Pathway at this level, BTF have revised the current ITU definition of a ‘traditional wheel’ to allow athletes to use 16 spoke wheels at the IRC’s. As such athletes will be required to race on wheels with the following characteristics:
- Wheels shall have at least 16 metal spokes
- Spokes can be round, flat or oval but cannot exceed 2.5mm width
- Rims are to be aluminium with a maximum depth/dimension of 25mm
- For obvious safety reasons it is important to understand that all wheels will have to be easily identified as being made by a well-known commercially available brand.
Please note the rim includes the braking surface within the definition
If the trial is successful this year a move to a permanent ruling will be made. This ruling is being trialled for 2 reasons; firstly it will mean a safer race, younger/lighter athletes are not able to control deeper rims properly in windy conditions and secondly it means we keep the sport at this level more accessible as ‘traditional wheels’ are much cheaper then more expensive carbon wheels. Please be aware that this is the only event this year for these age groups where such a ruling will apply. All other drafting races for these age groups will operate on the standard wheel lists as per usual.
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