Cycling: Trentin slams riders for delayed criticism of 'super tuck' ban


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 11 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - The 200-km Stage 17 from Pont du Gard to Gap - July 24, 2019 - Mitchelton-Scott rider Matteo Trentin of Italy wins the stage. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

(Reuters) - Italian cyclist Matteo Trentin has said riders should spend less time on TikTok and be proactive in making the sport safer following claims that they were not informed of or involved in the decision to ban the 'super tuck' position.

Cycling's world governing body UCI said last week that the Pro Cycling Council approved a range of safety measures for riders, including enforcing a ban on the 'super tuck' descending position starting from April 1.

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