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As you will be aware (so this is for the benefit of TT newbies coming here for ideas and advice), there is a lot more to being fast than looking like somebody who is fast. Even after you've positioned the legs and torso, it turns out that arm position is highly rider-specific when it comes to optimising the balance between power and aerodynamics. You'll see world class riders who have been rigorously fitted with the benefit of the best technicians in the business with their hands anywhere from high to low and their elbows anywhere from nearly touching to wide apart, even among riders on the same team fitted by the same team of physiologists and aerodynamicists.