Sprinting
If you are doing a sprint wearing "improper gear"* versus proper gear(?), what kind of speed/effort difference is there?
• Basketball shorts
• T-shirt
• Running shoes
• Platform pedals
• Regular giro helmet
• Wearing a backpack with racquetball rackets sticking out
• In the drops
VERSUS
• Cycling bibs
• Jersey
• Clipless shoes
• Clipless pedals
• Aero helmet
• No addition weight or drag on your back
• Using aerobars -- or are drops better?
*Improper implies that the standard gear worn when racing in the TdF or any Cat race isn't being worn at that time.