Why the road bike ?
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JRH posted 48 weeks ago.
pro's in ITU races are allowed to draft and when you're down in your aerobars you're not near your brakes and can't do sudden turns in case of an accident or someone hitting the brakes ahead of you. in the TDF you'll only see aerobars for time trial days and will not see them at all in the peloton. it's a big no-no to show up to a roadie group ride w/ aerobars.
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UFTriGator posted 48 weeks ago.
And it's against the rules, too. Triathlon has almost no regulations on bikes for non-drafting races, but for ITU, the rules are very similar to UCI road bikes (seat behind BB, no disc, etc) except that aero bars are allowed as long as they don't go past the front of the hoods.
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kylie posted 48 weeks ago.
Don't the aerobars also have to be the connected kind for ITU, and not have the 2 free ends (to help prevent catching on another biker/rider/etc)?
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oztrigal posted 48 weeks ago.
Yeah i'm pretty sure they have to be bridged..
I was kinda wondering that questions too.. I just got a tri bike and am planning on doing my first Oly in 3 months and was wondering what the go was with the type of bike..
In IronMan distance races, tri-bikes are used. In the Tour de France Time Trials they also use tri-bikes. I have noticed that in the ITU Olympic Distance races they use road bikes, why ? Is a road bike more comfortable and faster than a tri-bike ? I know they have different geometries and I use a tri-bike but would really like to know why they are using road bikes in ITU competitions.
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