Cycling with no shoes!

Dippydog3
Dippydog3 Posts: 414
edited January 2015 in Road general
Just been watching the Ironman in Australia. Many of the cyclists appear to be barefoot, or just have some sort of sole.

Any idea how this works?

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  • Dippydog3
    Dippydog3 Posts: 414
    Perhaps it was just after transition and their feet are on top of their shoes.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    These Aussies are tough - they just nail their cleats to the soles of their feet...
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Shoes are only there to keep your feet warm.

    Ironman Australia, no problem
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    For an ironman - I've never seen anyone race barefoot. You must have caught them just coming into transition when they remove their feet from the shoes and pedal the last 100 meters or so in. They do the same in reverse heading out. Which is brilliant when amateurs have a go and fall off....
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    cougie wrote:
    For an ironman - I've never seen anyone race barefoot. You must have caught them just coming into transition when they remove their feet from the shoes and pedal the last 100 meters or so in. They do the same in reverse heading out. Which is brilliant when amateurs have a go and fall off....

    Or you see someone trying to snap the elastic band that didn't snap when they started pedaling :lol::lol:
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”

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