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Doge, I really like time trialling as well. Just not many opportunities to race it where I live. One of the reasons I hate the concept of a merckx TT is how it takes so many of the variables out. Position, time on bike, balancing comfort over speed, wheel/tire choice.. All of it matters. I can't time trial at 300+ Watts like some of the guys I race against, but my body type lends itself well to a narrow front end setup. I'm a smaller rider weight wise, not the smallest but I have narrow shoulders and that benefits me greatly on the TT bike. Put me in a road bike TT and all that goes away.
I saw a post on slowtwitch recently that had the title "Racing is like taking exams." That meshed well with my thoughts that if you put in all the preparation for a TT, there are very few variables you can't control.