'I'm not saying junior gears but maybe we need a limit' - Chris Froome sees gear restrictions as viable way to improve safety

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"I don't say go back to junior ratios, but maybe put the cap on 54 or 56 teeth and slow down a little downhill."

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Safety in the race. It remains a ‘hot topic’, also in 2025. According to Chris Froome, the speed in the peloton is getting out of hand and so the four-time Tour winner proposes a simple solution according to him.

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"I'm not saying junior gears, but maybe 56 or 54 needs to be the limit": Chris Froome backs Wout van Aert's call to limit gearing in road races, with big chainrings blamed for "more serious crashes"

Four-time Tour de France winner admitted it's "a crazy problem to have" as "for so many years, we've been trying to figure out ways to go faster and faster" — however he now believes "limiting the progression of technology" is inevitable to improve safety

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