Bike Racing Reinvented? | The GCN Show Ep. 216

Could Velon re-invent bike racing? Plus, we've got news, we round up the first round of Belgian Classic and the disc brake controversy won't stop. Ahem. It's The GCN Show!

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Can Velon reinvent pro cycling? You'll know that cycling is a rich team sport, with different team roles for riders and usually only one successful rider at the finish. But, if the team is so central to individual success, shouldn't the teams be rewarded as well? That's where Velon's latest race series comes in – it's all about the team.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this one – let us know below.

We also have some very exciting news of our own as we'll be teaming up with Eurosport. The team will remain, but we'll working together to share our joint love of cycling and to bring bigger and better videos to you.

The opening couple of Belgian cobbled classics saw world champion Peter Sagan, Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet and Lucinda Brand at the head of affairs. No great surprises there, but it is going to be interesting to see how the bigger races pan out in a few weeks time.

The e-bike controversy kept going in the comments last week. We really enjoyed reading your thoughts – keep them coming. This week, following Owain Doull's crash – where he claimed that his shoe was cut by Marcel Kittel's disc brake rotor at the Abu Dhabi Tour – we've got another controversy on our hands. Should disc brakes really be back in the peloton? Tell us what you think. 👇

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