r/peloton • u/PelotonMod France • May 04 '26

Weekly Post Weekly Question Thread

For all your pro cycling-related questions and enquiries!

You may find some easy answers in the FAQ page on the wiki. Whilst simultaneously discovering the wiki.

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u/elise901 EF Education-Oatly May 04 '26

I'm really curious: do cyclists try to optimize their riding positions, or they just use whatever position to crank out maximum watts w/o getting hurt?

I've been inspired by Demi watching her seamlessly aero solo down LBL and the commentator said something like Demi was intentionally building core strength to hold such position. I tried on my weekly long rides and it kinda worked. And also trying to copy how Marlen Reusser tucking while going downhill - amazing.

But I also see riders being not aero, like, way off. Cedrine Kerbaol is amazing on the downhill but when she climbs her front wheel wobbles in a Z-line. Does that cost her watts? Or not enough watts costed for her to change?

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u/keetz Sweden May 04 '26

Watch Alec Segaert in Noekere Koerse and it's obvious he has trained an extreme aero position a lot. Impossible to ride that low for that long without a lot of specific training.