SRAM has welcomed the rejection of the UCI's appeal over the suspension of its gear restriction plans as "groundbreaking".
On Thursday, it was revealed that cycling's governing body had lost its appeal against a Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) ruling which stopped its plans to introduce gear restrictions in the peloton, after a legal challenge from American component brand SRAM. In October, the BCA sided with SRAM over its argument that the proposed gear-limit rule hurts innovation and unfairly tilts the playing field.
