doublea334 wrote:
Was there any discussion before the race to use his Madone disc and clip on bars? Seeing the data on his descent (compared with Iden), Do you think the Madone would have been the better choice?
There was no real discussion of using the Madone. Trek had his TT bike ready, with one small change, no disc. They went with a wheelset that could sustain climbing and descending better.
I don't know that a Madone would have helped, as I didn't ride the race. Ben may have some thoughts on that, but I haven't asked him about that yet. Maybe the ability for a supertuck at some times, but it may have also cost him a lot on the flats. Iden said a TT bike would have been better, and as I saw someone mention, if Iden had finished 2nd, he probably would have been ripped for not riding a TT bike.
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