Originally Posted by velomonk

I think it just had to do with how much they were giving it, moving around on the saddle like that. Andy's saddle had some sort of rubber strip to keep him in place but still he was pushing himself back again and again.

When they pull on the bars like that they are really pulling themselves out of the optimal position, but with that much effort they can't help it.

btw., is it confirmed that the wobble Andy had at the end was a mechanical issue? I thought he was just that knackered

edit: regarding the saddle thing, are there UCI rules for saddle position?

Originally Posted by Romans8:28

Just got home from riding and watched the recording.........

What in the world was wrong with Alberto's bike/seat?

He was constantly repositioning his body. I have never seen him do that so pronounced or often, it's a wonder he did not lose the TDF giving up so much time trying to stay properly seated.

Originally Posted by OrionKhan

I must have missed them saying that. But what you described is the way I saw it. But it wasn't just one or two occasions. It was the whole darned TT.

Originally Posted by DLBroox

Actually, one of them did mention it. Phil or Paul, can never remember which one is which, said a couple of times he thought AC was pulling himself forward on the saddle. I thought it looked like he was pushing himself back. I wanted to ask you guys what you thought. It looked to me like he was riding a saddle that wasn't positioned correctly and he was sliding forward and then pushing himself back to the proper position.

Originally Posted by OrionKhan

They never mentioned it. Which was odd because it was obvious that Contador was not comfortable with his positioning through out the entire TT. No way is he supposed to be moving about in the saddle that much on completely flat sections of road. The only thing I was thinking was that he was scooting forward to get extra thrust down on the pedal to maintain the gear he was turning due to the high winds. In some places it was as head wind.

Maybe there will be a post race interview that will talk about it.

Originally Posted by Romans8:28

Yes, I agree........

Granted I did a lot of jumping ahead when I watched the recording, but did the commentators even mention the issue?

I have not seen anything in the post race articles either.

Originally Posted by OrionKhan

Watching it live, we couldn't figure it out either. It was very strange. It was almost like he was on the wrong bike.