HOW OLYMPIC TRACK IS LEADING THE PACK
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When the Danish team pursuit team got a sudden case of simultaneously injured shins, onlookers wondered what was up. They were using the tape to create a trip on the front of the leg to smooth the airflow around it. The UCI swiftly banned it before the Danes’ next ride.
At one point British company Aerocoach sold strips for precisely this purpose in the UK TT scene, where UCI rules don’t apply. However, with the advent of higher aero socks they haven’t stuck around.
One of the problems experts we spoke to identified with trying this yourself may be getting them in the right position; everyone’s legs are slightly different in shape and may present to the wind at subtly different angles too. Will you see them on a Wednesday night 10 near you?
This reminds me of images of amateur riders covering
