Eurosport last night
shadowone1
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Did anyone see the cycling last night on Eurosport?
Apart from some major bike porn and some classy cycling there was a few things that struck me.
Are aero bars banned from cycling?
Everyone seemed to want to get as aero as possible but no-one had aero bars.
One cyclist in particular tried to get so aero he dismounted from his set, sat on the bike frame with his bum tucked under the seat. I swear his back was almost parallel with the frame, his arms were spread over the handlebars and hands rested on the brakes. It was an odd sight, but he did seem to be flying…[/ol]
It looked really uncomfortable and I know I couldn’t sit like with my back…..
Apart from some major bike porn and some classy cycling there was a few things that struck me.
Are aero bars banned from cycling?
Everyone seemed to want to get as aero as possible but no-one had aero bars.
One cyclist in particular tried to get so aero he dismounted from his set, sat on the bike frame with his bum tucked under the seat. I swear his back was almost parallel with the frame, his arms were spread over the handlebars and hands rested on the brakes. It was an odd sight, but he did seem to be flying…[/ol]
It looked really uncomfortable and I know I couldn’t sit like with my back…..
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Check out the TT bikes for the TT stages..time to drool over some serious bling.
The fitness of those guys to do gruelling stage after stage day after day must be immense.
Annie
never saw this before and thought it was really unusual.
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Aero bars will do instead!!
2 years ago a little known German - Linus Gerdelman? - won a breakaway mountain stage at the TdF. His descent was made at breakneck speed in the above aero position, the first time I'd ever seen it. It was breathtaking to watch. Frightening even.
Anyone else see it?
Edit:
Go to 2 mins 30 in this clip from youtube - this only gives a taste though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3A9SldGzVk&feature=channel
Saying that, there was a super long, hilly TT in the Giro this year, and a lot of the bikes were Road, with Aero bar. So that must say something about Ironman!![:)]
The down hill technique is common in road cycling. They're all nutters who don't mind going 60-70mph like that. It leaves me breathless and in awe every time I see them do it. Apparently (according to a commentator) gravity makes the cyclist faster like this than pedalling. wow!!
Triathletes, we don't get all the peleton advantages, so we'd probably never get up to those speeds. It's a drafting thing!!