Trek and Cancellara taking ‘careful’ approach to disc brakes in 2016

Fabian Cancellara is testing a disc brake bike in his winter training, but his Trek technical director believes he will use a traditional system in his Classics season

Photo: Graham Watson

(Image credit: Watson)

Despite a green light from the UCI, Trek Factory Racing and Classics star Fabian Cancellara will take a cautious approach to disc brakes in the 2016 season.

Trek is one of a handful of teams that tested disc brakes in the two-month period provided this 2015 season when select riders used them in the Vuelta a España.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.