Roompot to race on disc brakes throughout 2016 season

The Roompot-Oranje Peloton team has confirmed to Cyclingnews that all its riders will use disc brakes during the 2016 season as part of their sponsorship deal with bike brand Isaac and component maker SRAM. The team is set to use disc brakes at next week's Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain after spending time getting used to the new technology at their January training camp in Calpe, Spain.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.