fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Even the Manx Missile has a stubble.
Why do so many Pro Racing Cyclists now have Beards ?
- Thread starter Anthony.R.Brown
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classic33
Leg End Member
Which is a Joke! especially when it comes to cleanliness for other riders around them,regarding dust & insects that stick to the beard ?,and just as important when they do a Time trial ? or is it a modern day wanna be macho thing ?
Teams spend thousands of euros reducing the aerodynamic drag for the rider and bike in wind tunnels etc. shaving micro seconds off,and then the rider turns up on the start ramp with a mass of hair around their face,not much different to the aerodynamics of Rolf harris
It's a cutting edge sport, maybe they're dodging the razor. Similar to the submarine practise of not allowing shaving whilst on active service?
Saluki
World class procrastinator
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- ...Norwich over the water.
Duncan Goodhew was pretty speedy.
Julia9054
Guru
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- Knaresborough
On a bike?
Saluki
World class procrastinator
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- ...Norwich over the water.
Well no, in a swimming pool. But as he was a proper athlete, I would wager that he would still be faster on a bike than me.
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Anthony.R.Brown
Active Member
As much as I am a fan of Cavendish if he was clean shaven then I am sure he could of knocked a lot of time off his Time trial performance,rather than finishing in 77 th place!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-5/results/
https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-5/results/
classic33
Leg End Member
Team Time Trial or individual Time Trial. What about the hills, any difference to his climbing?As much as I am a fan of Cavendish if he was clean shaven then I am sure he could of knocked a lot of time off his Time trial performance,rather than finishing in 77 th place!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-5/results/
https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=146633
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Far less painful on the face if you don't shave, just think of the 'wind burn' factor.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
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- Hertfordshire
They're bearded powerhouses, that's why... like our Jowlry.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
He does ride a bike quite a lot
KnittyNorah
Über Member
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- The Frozen North (of England)
Red Rum's and his ilk's beautiful flowing manes and tails don't appear to hinder them - I wonder when we'll see a horse with a totally shaved mane and tail win the Derby? If it helped, I'm sure it'd've been done by a hopeful bookie or his stooge!
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Faster than a dolphin....
Brandane
Legendary Member
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- Costa Clyde
43 posts in, and no-one has asked the obvious. If a beard makes no difference to wind resistance, then why do pro cyclists (and some not pro at all) insist on shaving their legs?
