Just a quick post but the UCI has launched an investigation into hookless rims. Look like this topic continues to heat up and perhaps with good cause. A little more detail as a know now he had a 28mm-wide Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR road tyre blowing off a Zipp 353 NSW wheel. What’s a little scary is Vittoria stating that a rock impact caused the rim the break! Wow.. Here is what the UCI has stated:

“In light of a series of recent incidents involving the use of hookless rims and tubeless tyres (a combination commonly referred to as hookless) in professional road cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has decided to study the situation as a matter of urgency with a view to taking a rapid decision in the interest of rider safety.

These measures will be communicated as soon as possible.

The UCI shall continue to work closely with the stakeholders of cycling and equipment manufacturers to ensure that appropriate measures are taken both in the short and long term. This review and the decisions that will follow are part of the UCI’s policy to promote rider safety, one of its major concerns”.

Read the article here