Maybe airbags really do have a place in cycling.

Does anyone know why Lionel didn't use his TT helmet? He wore that sucker all week but did not race with it! Seems like an odd choice for a coldish bike leg to go with the "road aero" helmet.

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The TT helmet broke in T1.

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I think he damaged it getting into his van.

I wonder how it broke. I took a picture of him at T1 while I was waiting to start and his TT helmet is right there with him looking just fine. Maybe he stepped on it?! :-)

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Apparently a volunteer moved it during the swim or something and everything was thrown off. Sounds like the strap wasn't fitting and then it slipped while he was fiddling with it and hit the ground, losing the tail in the process.

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Holy crap, between that and his chain dropping at the top of Snow Canyon it was not his day. On the other hand...congrats Ben Deal on an amazing race! And congrats on getting a spot at Worlds. Great day for you for sure.

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Oof that picture comparison does not do Tomas any justice after the last thread discussing his bike lagging behind. Another good performance by him but that picture definitely shows a big difference in comparison to the competition. Hopefully that caught him at a bad time, but still.

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Can someone get that one pro an actual tri bike. Geez... even his road bike position stinks.

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Thought the same thing and wandered if he was worried about coming up in the draft zone of whoever was in front of him so he sat up?

And ya, random male pro pulling a Taylor Knib raised an eyebrow. He kinda looks like he's a fast age groupers crushing it and having the time of his life from the photo. Had to zoom in his number and double check!

Leg sleeves I can take. Stuff down the chest is ridiculous. Ditlev pulled out what I swear was a square Tupperware bowl in Ibiza. What happened to the idea of "cooling". That's got to be hot. But I don't like the Specialized chin straps or Blu's bike. So maybe I'm just gettin grumpy

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Found this photo in his IG. He switched the round bottle for an aero one at least. I don’t know what else they changed.

I love Blu's bike! Tupperware on the other hand...

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And another angle:

Personally, I find the veggie thick crust at Domenico's a much more effective (and enjoyable) way to fill up that space...

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Junk down the front works.

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Ditlev has tested in the tunnel and velodrome so it undoubtedly works for him.

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Unfortunately, it comes with the muffin top which counteracts the Tupperware effect. Ask me how I know.

For me velodrome testing with blader down the front showed a massive 12w reduction at 45 kph (28 mph)

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Trek still makes the nicest tri bike! The speed concept just looks fast! Still a lot of riders on the SC.

I did outdoor testing with DesertDude and it was a slight improvement for me. Enough to do it in a race and remove bottles from my frame.

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AND his legs aren’t even shaved SMH

It is misleading because he got off the aerobars. Based on his IG account, he has been working on getting more aero and making a bit of progress according to him. The kid can bike ok, he is already hitting 5 w/kg for a 70.3 bike split. If only he could work with an expert and some wind tunnel testing, I am willing to bet he could save several minutes.

I'm really curious about who and how the industry will commodify this recent trend. Will it end up being a strap-on spacefiller (be it bladder, balloon, or something else) that the rider puts on over their jersey for the bike split? Or will trisuit makers create suits with, say, an extra front (that kinda doubles up the current zip front of suits as we know them) to have a purpose-built bottle holder? In either case, there's no way that the industry will leave money on the table given these findings and the profile that this practice has gained.

What jumps out to me is the problem that the current "stuff a few bottles in there" practice creates by stretching the bejeezus out of a $400 aero race suit: I think it was Cody Beals who did some tunnel testing on a aero trisuit that had been used a small number of times, and even that infrequent use had diminished the aero savings that a new, and used-as-designed tight fitting suit promised to provide. I can't imagine stuffing a cubic foot of extra volume is going to do anything for longevity of the elastane / nylon / spandex / whatever.