I don't know if you have ever done a bike race, I've done a couple hundred and every single one of them has moments where riding in the pack is hard. Lots of such moments. The reason it is hard in those moments is because of air.
Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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durk onion wrote:
If I was doing a solo TT effort, I would pick the aero road bike unless it's ridiculously steep. If I was drafting off of a semi (no air flowing over me or my bike) the entire race, I'd pick the lightest bike possible if there was any climbing involved. On the spectrum of solo TT effort to drafting off of a semi, where does sitting in the middle of the pack sit? If I were to gain 15W in a solo effort with an aero road bike over a non-aero one, how much would I expect to gain if I sit in the pack the whole time?Kat Hunter reports on the San Dimas Stage Race from inside the GC winning team
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Freelance sports & outdoors writer Kathryn Hunter