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Lance was a wrongun his bike set up (hood position for example) was horrible.
There does not appear to be a great saddle to bar drop.
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dancing james
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Of course you're right Lance is an extreme example, but if you look at any pro peloton there are always riders with that 'hunchback' look, despite the fact they've all received many hours of fitting. It's just natural for some people regardless of how well fitted they are. Also most of them will have a curved rather than straight back.
I agree thrasher's position in that video doesn't look like it's quite refined enough, and maybe not all that comfortable. I'm not a bike fitter but to me it looks like he's got too much upper body movement, overly rounded back and is perhaps too stretched out. But all I meant was that not everyone needs to aim for the completely straight-backed, upright position in the earlier photo.
Rudder2
Your position might not be that bad, some people have that hunched quality even when they're in an optimised position. Just look at Armstrong
It's much easier to get that flat back/relaxed shoulders look like the woman above when you have minimal saddle to bar drop and locked out elbows like she does.
You could try a concave saddle like an SMP or similar to help with pelvic rotation. Also it looks like getting into the drops wouldn't be all that comfy with that much drop.