Originally Posted by
queerpunk
Not anymore.
It's a transition. Top 6 day racers have usually ridden ridiculously light gears -- obviously riding on sub 250 tracks for multiple days brought upon a certain style. I remember reading about a National Team coach slowly getting them out of that habit since doing a single madison is very different from 6 day race. But man, 54.6 in a junior race (or any race) is amazing.