Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 stage 4, 53.5km, Villié-Morgon-Bourg-en-Bresse, ITT

[Winterfold]

So I guess the riders bring a bottle just because they like the extra weight then, that makes sense.
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Actually...

http://www.analyticcycling.com/RiderAeroStudy.html

 

[goggalor]

Actually...

http://www.analyticcycling.com/RiderAeroStudy.html

That explains Nibali's poor ride then.

 

[theyoungest]

Actually...

http://www.analyticcycling.com/RiderAeroStudy.html

Stupid Schleck, he went for the Camelbak, should have gone for the bottle.

 

[Kender]

Stupid Schleck, he went for the Camelbak, should have gone for the bottle.

I missed his ride, but from 1 photo it looked like he had 2 disc wheels. no wonder he fell off in those crosswinds if that was the case.

adding a bottle to his side profile would have made it even worse heh.

 

[maltiv]

edit: wrong thread lol

 

[Morbius]

Are two disk wheels legal in a road TT?

 

[will10]

Are two disk wheels legal in a road TT?

They are under UCI rules (i.e. on closed roads). Not many do - it's immensely fast but handling is comprimised. I've ridden a grand total of 4 miles on a front disc, was passed by one car and the pull scared the hell out of me, even though I regularly race on 404 fronts. I've only seen a handful of people doing it - I think Bruseghin won the Italian National ITT on double discs a few years ago.

Schleck was not on double discs yesterday though.