Nothing like an old ‘funny bike’ and 24" front wheel to reduce frontal area.
that’d be my former local uber-nemesis Scott Giles. and no, the pic isn’t compressed horizontally. dude is something like 6’5" and seeing him all folded up on that rig at the local du/tri/TT’s was something to behold. always had issues on the run…wonder why…
here’s a head-on shot of him unfolding as he heads into T2 at a local du last year: