Originally Posted by
koala logs
Pros during a long race would also sit upright often by taking their hands off their handlebars. Because their handlebars are very low, taking your hands off is the only way they can sit upright.
Pros don't ride with their hands off the bars for very long, because they know that they need hands on the bars to keep control of their bike.
If you're riding along in a peloton with your hands off the bars, you'll get yelled at.