Is this a knock on the P3C, Ivan Basso, the team in charge of his positioning, or a combination there of? I'm just asking the question here folks ;-). What do you think?
A quote from Chris Carmichael from his Daily report on the OLN TV website:
http://www.olntv.com/...ailyReports_read.tpl
"Watching Basso on the bike today, however, he seemed very stiff and cautious, as if he was having trouble controlling his machine. One of the things we kept in mind with Lance’s time trial bikes and positions over the years was that he had to feel confident enough on the bike to be able to let it all hang out in corners and descents. It was important to make sure we reduced aerodynamic drag everywhere we could, but everyone involved agreed that aerodynamic gains that left a rider less confident or more cautious on the bike weren’t worth putting into practice."
Edit: I Italicized and Blued for emphasis on the phrases that I noted.
A quote from Chris Carmichael from his Daily report on the OLN TV website:
http://www.olntv.com/...ailyReports_read.tpl
"Watching Basso on the bike today, however, he seemed very stiff and cautious, as if he was having trouble controlling his machine. One of the things we kept in mind with Lance’s time trial bikes and positions over the years was that he had to feel confident enough on the bike to be able to let it all hang out in corners and descents. It was important to make sure we reduced aerodynamic drag everywhere we could, but everyone involved agreed that aerodynamic gains that left a rider less confident or more cautious on the bike weren’t worth putting into practice."
Edit: I Italicized and Blued for emphasis on the phrases that I noted.