Just watched the Alex Richardson video above; not sure having the back of your hands acting as an air brake is an offical aero gain
Which is why it is extra funny. He's such an anal git who turned up to local races in non team-issue gear to save 1.8W and then he does this in the biggest race he's ever likley to ride!
He's such an anal git, that I'm pretty sure the position does save him some watts. Not the only rider to have done it either. Here's Ganna:
And Luis Mas:
These were before the new regulations kicked in though, so Stockbro is the first to be DQed for it.
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Just watched the Alex Richardson video above; not sure having the back of your hands acting as an air brake is an offical aero gain