Chris Froome shocked the world during the 2016 Tour de France when he used the now-banned “super-tuck” to fly down a mountain at nearly 90 km/h. A move so fast, so aerodynamic, and so controversial… it was eventually made illegal forever. 🚴‍♂️⚡

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  1. The “super-forward, nose-of-the-saddle” descending style was not invented by Chris Froome.
    It was already used in the mid-1990s by Bjarne Riis, most notably during Tour de France 1996.
    Riis rode extremely far forward with a very low torso to reduce drag and stabilize the front wheel.
    At the time, this position was widely noted by commentators as aggressive and unconventional.
    Froome later popularized and systematized the style in the modern peloton.
    But historically, Riis was among the first to demonstrate it at the highest level.

  2. I use to hit app 75 mph (120Kph) for a few seconds on my fastest downhill decent. I would put my chest on the handle bars, head over the front wheel, arms tucked in and hold the top tube with my knees. I studied motorbike racing and used similar techniques.

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