Probably just opted to ride the rim for 2k vs. spending 30-60sec. on a swap (even assuming the neutral support was right there).

The neutral support at IM is very different than TdF; no 10sec. wheel changes.

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In the post race interview Ryf said she had a flat 2 K out and was able to ride in.

Add Japan's Horomu Inada to the list of people who got screwed by the new time limit. He would have become the oldest person to finish the race, but he missed the new cut-off by less than a minute. Of course, he would have easily made the old cut-off.

...which is pretty lax considering IM Frankfurt has a 15:00hr cut-off, after residents complained that a midnight finish falls afoul of the city's noise regulations.

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A lot can change between qualifying and Kona.

Can someone explain why in the world Ryf wears her race number belt on the bike?

Because she chooses to put it on in T1. And she doesn't care about internet keyboard warriors complaining about the 2 watts she loses by doing it.

lol, good point. I just think the sound/feeling of it flapping around would be so annoying for 5ish hours

Has it not been mandatory until recently to wear a number on the bike, which is why we were getting two numbers in our race packages? I did a 70.3 early this summer and was told we did not have to wear a number on the bike, so I didn't. Of course I forgot to put it on in T2 as I had never done that before, which cost me more time than having it flap on the bike.

Hah, I actually would look away whenever they showed her on the live coverage, as least turn it around, that thing did look annoying.

I think the above poster makes a good point that it's a recent change that you don't have to wear it on the bike in recent years. Although, if Ryf is a relatively new to IM racer, I think it wouldn't matter for her as much if she wasn't around when it was mandatory on the bike anyways?