If you are climbing out of the saddle other than for the "kick" round a hairpin etc, you have lost the efficiency battle before you have even started, so do what you want and watch the spinners up ahead,
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If you are climbing out of the saddle other than for the "kick" round a hairpin etc, you have lost the efficiency battle before you have even started, so do what you want and watch the spinners up ahead,