How to be aero (without breaking UCI rules)

Cycling’s governing body has banned the forearms TT position on road bikes, so what is the next fastest position?

Remco Evenepoel using the banned forearm position
(Image credit: Getty)

I think we’ve all been hit with the temptation - the urge to do your best Peter Sagan impression and rest your forearms on the tops of the bars to try and get as aero as possible on the road bike, attempting to squeeze out a few extra seconds on the local Strava segment. 

It’s exactly this mentality that ostensibly sparked the UCI into action over the “dangerous” riding position, routinely seen on display in the WorldTour peloton, by breakaway attackers, on the front of the bunch, and even in road bike time trials. 

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