Originally Posted by gcasillo
Vuelta, Stage 2.
That was an isolated incident. There were many successes in the 2005 campaign with the new Dura Ace design. Please understand that I am not trying to flame. Just illustrating that things _can_ go wrong.
That was a Shimano Dura Ace crank, and the problem was that the mechanic did not tighten the bolt. Same thing could have happened with an incompetant mechanic and a square taper. In 0.001% of cases, anything weird can happen. Campy tests parts to death, not just in a lab. They always run at Paris-Roubaix with prototypes.
With Campy, you pay through the nose for lightness, but from Veloce to Record, it's just as tough. A crank failure would kill their business.