Wiggins 10-Mile Time-Trial set-up

RideOnTime
RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
edited June 2015 in Pro race
Having moved from Sky to his own, eponymous team in mid-April Wiggins is now riding a SRAM groupset and Zipp wheels. This bike would not be allowed in an international event; the non-standard grippy material on the saddle and aero bottle (which actually improves the bike’s aerodynamics) are both banned by the UCI but allowed by CTT regulations. :?

http://d2ride.co.uk/News-and-Blog.php

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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Anything else..?
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    RideOnTime wrote:
    Having moved from Sky to his own, eponymous team in mid-April Wiggins is now riding a SRAM groupset and Zipp wheels. This bike would not be allowed in an international event; the non-standard grippy material on the saddle and aero bottle (which actually improves the bike’s aerodynamics) are both banned by the UCI but allowed by CTT regulations. :?

    http://d2ride.co.uk/News-and-Blog.php

    Should this be 10 mile TT set up?

    Happens quite a lot. I know of many cases of domestic time triallers who ride CTT events every week who spend no end of time changing their position/set up in the weeks before the Nationals. Or even turning up to the Nationals, having their set up checked and measured then having to spending time tinkering, swapping bits or even sawing things off before they can ride legally!

    A slightly tilted saddle is just one example of something that would need to sorted ahead of riding UCI sanctioned TTs.
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    The bottle is uci approved. http://www.elite-it.com/en/products/bot ... ono-cx-frp
    eating parmos since 1981

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,091
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    The bottle is uci approved. http://www.elite-it.com/en/products/bot ... ono-cx-frp

    Does that dimple effect make the bike act like a Golf ball? Can you then put a bit of fade on your bike run?
    Personally, I fade naturally.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,162
    Shouldn't this be in amateur race? :wink:

    Loads of bikes were failing the bike check at the Nationals last year. I guess it's part of the charm of CTT that they don't get dragged into petty rules on equipment design and it's not as if Wiggins is somehow gaining and unfair advantage as everyone is racing under the same rules.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,091
    RideOnTime wrote:
    Having moved from Sky to his own, eponymous team in mid-April Wiggins is now riding a SRAM groupset and Zipp wheels. This bike would not be allowed in an international event; the non-standard grippy material on the saddle and aero bottle (which actually improves the bike’s aerodynamics) are both banned by the UCI but allowed by CTT regulations. :?

    http://d2ride.co.uk/News-and-Blog.php

    *** WARNING*** Plagiarism alert, plagiarism alert.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    pinarello001 wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    Having moved from Sky to his own, eponymous team in mid-April Wiggins is now riding a SRAM groupset and Zipp wheels. This bike would not be allowed in an international event; the non-standard grippy material on the saddle and aero bottle (which actually improves the bike’s aerodynamics) are both banned by the UCI but allowed by CTT regulations. :?

    http://d2ride.co.uk/News-and-Blog.php

    *** WARNING*** Plagiarism alert, plagiarism alert.

    Sorry yes the article is from cycling weekly. I should acknowledge and I will now.

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