I find it impressive and a little annoying that much of his skill has to do with getting around all of the "traffic."
I find it impressive and a little annoying that much of his skill has to do with getting around all of the "traffic."
If you are impressed by that, then what about the motorcyclist who followed him and the cameraman who filmed him, standing on the motorcycle.![]()
My cycling hero: http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/rid...asp?rider_id=1
+1 with lunacycle.
On some corners, he was blocked from being able to go to the apex to maximize his speed.
One other thing I saw is one big NO NO on riding to get more speed by reducing his drag. Did you see? he popped his butt off the seat and his stomach was resting on the seat. I thought that was a violation? The move changes your CG way too far to the back and makes it unstable and is only good on a straight a way. Even then its dangerous because you can't do a bunny hop over a debris or a pot hole in the road.
Well let me rephrase it a bit. The move of riding with stomach on the seat, butt hanging off the back over the rear wheel is relatively stable for going straight but not in a turn.
Zen had asked about what can you do to go faster and I wouldn't tell her saying it was a dangerous move. But here it is about half way through the video, you see him doing it.
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I love Cancellara.Way to ride. Traffic is just part of racing.
I used to go behind the saddle on descents when I rode a narrower saddle.
Of course it shredded my labia every ride, 200 miles a week. What did I know?But I could sure get behind it on a descent.
With my 155 mm saddle, I can barely get my thighs far enough apart to get behind it if I wanted to, and if I did, I wouldn't be able to get back onto it.No thanks!
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.