I would think that Pog is on 165s for his TT bike and…this actually looks very much like a tri position to me. Remco would be…unsustainable for triathlon I would think. I would think that if rules were relaxed you would see some look very similar and others completely modify (Ganna’s forearms are the only part on his bars.
Just some food for thought
This is partially answered by seeing almost every WT setup being at the limits of the rules. 5cm setback is where most saddles are set. Reach is at the maximum. Arm angle at the maximum.
I reckon hip angle may have more to do with road bike crossover than anything else. Even Ganna has to spend 90% of his time on a road bike.
Monty here is Lance in the Bermuda Intl Tri with Pigg and Allen
I’m very much a “hack in the back” finisher. I just did IMAZ a couple weeks ago and I knew going in I would never be competitive, even in age group. But one thing that became apparent just reviewing and comparing my photos on the bike to other riders is that I’m far too high and open. This was huge on the Bee Line as the down hill section should be really fast, but with a roughly 20mph head wind, I was struggling to just maintain 15mph. And even that gassed me. Were it not for the wind, I’m certain I would have finished the bike more than 30 minutes earlier, and with gas in the tank for the run.
I would really like to get my position sorted out. I did have a bike fit earlier this year but I was seriously disappointed with it. I felt like I spent a lot of money and got almost no useful information from it. I’m tempted to try a fit with another fitter, but I also wonder if it’s worth it. Now that I’ve finished a 140.6, I can mark that off my bucket list, and I have no desire for any more long distance courses. Not so much because of the bike, but because my knees are shot and just can’t take longer runs.
This article and the related photos are a great way to review and understand what lots of the modern set-up changes are trying to balance.
Was an article like this ever done for the Women’s WC field?
I tried searching the site, but couldn’t see anything - not sure if it’s my search skills or it’s just not there.
I was also wondering if they deliberately excluded all women’s pros. I missed seeing their positions. I know there were some dustups this year about what different bike companies could accommodate, some innovations mentioned in some pre-WC media, as well as the Jackie Hering feature.
I’m not sure they were in Nice for the race, and therefore don’t have all those pictures available?
I recall them featuring the bikes from Nice WC, and best photos of the day. But who knows? Maybe no one thought about it.
I believe some of the management at ST were in Nice and they featured a decent amount of coverage of the race, however, Nice is not a great course to get the “ultimate aero shots” unless you can grab them on the Promenade des Anglais probably out by the airport on the way out of the way back in. The rest is kind of on an incline to get the real aero shots (you need to get the images on the flats to get the geometry properly visualized for this reader audience). Kona probably has 30 locations where you can grab perfect shots.
Also with course closure in Nice it is impossible to get out there. I believe for Kona the road is open to get to the airport and you can have a photographer just jump out from the airport to get to the side of the road and Voila you have the perfect shot.
I am number 1 fan of women’s pro tri, so take this as me trying to explain my personal view of the difficulty in getting the shots on race day knowing the dynamics of each course and closures etc.
Thanks for the added context, that makes sense. Shots on the basebars, cornering, not great for aero assessment. 
Next year! (or…Taupo?)
Part of it boils down to Mat was not fully on board with us until Kona. Part of it is photography for these types of shots.
In due time…
@rrheisler is Kevin McKinnon going to be in Taupo ? That course may have good opportunity for shots of the women’s field, but hard to know if it is possible to “get out there” with road closures!!!
I am not 100% certain of @Ironmandad’s schedule.
Kona is always the “easiest” to execute these types of stories on – it’s a known quantity for just about everyone, and there’s a certain amount of expectation that everyone will have their positions and equipment dialed for that race.
Let’s talk. I’m working on putting together an AeroCamp here in Tucson.
We can work in some on your bike bike fitting prior to testing. I did this for numerous pro’s and AG athletes last year.
We can dial your fit in, make you more comfy and make you more aero all in an afternoon.
PM me your email address.
Hey guys, I will be in Taupo, but not certain what my access to the course will be like! I’ll certainly do what I can!
