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'This 65mm rule is totally stupid' - Newmen's 66mm deep rims are UCI compliant and can still be used in…

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(Image credit: Will Jones) At the start of Paris-Roubaix this year, my colleague Will Jones spotted a Newmen 'Streem S.66' wheel on Team TotalEnergies' Cube bikes and included it in our Paris-Roubaix men's tech gallery . The wheel in question was part of a wheelset which uses a 66mm deep rear wheel, and a 60mm front. Article continues below We followed it up post-Roubaix to see how the team could legally use a wheel that's over the stipulated limit, and found that the UCI rule allows a 1mm tolerance to account for the "thickness of surface coatings (paint and sponsors’ logos)." The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! What does the UCI rule say?…

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