Originally Posted by
cny-bikeman
Yes, racers will get out of the saddle in a relatively high gear to accelerate, but that is the exception, and occurs for only a short period.
What race was this, the Tea Cozy Classic Cat.6?
That "short period" occurred over & over & over until the dead weight was dispensed with and over every rise until the big accelerations came to select the final group who then really jumped on it for the line in every race that I've been in.
Big Ring + Big Effort = Big Speed. Repeat as necessary.
-Bandera